The end of reconstruction was made effective by a movement which gathered energy up during the Compromise of 1877, in the process called Redemption.
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The president's election that marked the end of Reconstruction was Rutherford Hayes. It was during the Presidential Election of 1876.
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The South had developed a more balanced economy after Reconstruction
The Compromise of 1877 was the event that ended Reconstruction. The compromise did more than just end Reconstruction, it also settled the 1876 Presidential election dispute and removed federal troops from the South.