RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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The “Compromise of 1877” regarding the election dispute between Hayes and Tilden is BEST characterized by which of these facts?
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Hayes was accepted as President and he appointed a Democrat to be his Vice President.
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The Democrats accepted Hayes in exchange for getting able to appoint the next Supreme Court Justice.
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The compromise failed and in a bitterly fought battle the House of Representatives elected Hayes as President.
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Southern Democrats wanted federal troops withdrawn from the South and voting rights for the freedmen decided by state governments.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Compromise of 1877 was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; through it Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House on the understanding that he would remove the federal troops from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
Detailed explanation-2: -Congress created an Electoral Commission on January 29, 1877 to resolve the dispute. It consisted of 15 members: five each from the House and Senate, plus five Supreme Court justices. Eight members were Republicans and seven were Democrats. An informal agreement was struck that became known as the Compromise of 1877.
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