What helped end reconstruction?

Answer 1

In the 1870's, violent and unrelenting opposition in the South and the North's retreat from its commitment to equality (fueled by failures & economic woes), ended Reconstruction.

The most overt and violent Southern opposition was strongly opposed by the North. But after the Grant administration successfully dismantled the worst groups (including the first version of the Ku Klux Klan), methods were mostly more subtle or covert. A turning point was the Mississippi elections of 1875 in which Southern Democrats developed a plan for intimidating Southern Republicans (esp. blacks) from voting, and stuffed ballot boxes liberally. When this "Mississippi Plan" succeeded it spread to other Southern states in the 1876 elections.

One other factor strengthened the hand of Southern Democrats, viz., a successful campaign to discredit the Republican administrations in several states (which included a number of black elected officials) - accusing them of wild spending and corruption. There were just enough cases where this was true (though recent studies conclude many of these governments did quite a good job and corruption was limited) to make it an effective campaign

For its part, the North had tired of the large expense of blood & money to try to police the South. A serious depression beginning with the Panic of 1873 was one significant factor in this, along with the continued Southern opposition that required the stationing of Northern troops in Southern capitols to try to protect the rights of blacks. (The fact that these efforts seemed ineffective against such methods as the Mississippi Plan, and that there seemed to be no end in sight, caused even many Northerners sympathetic with the plight of the freedmen to give up.) The second term of the Grant administration (1873-77) was also much weakened in its enforcement efforts through internal scandals and the nations' economic woes.

Formally, Reconstruction is regarded as having ended in 1877, when new President Rutherford B Hayes authorized the removal of the final troops from Southern capitols. But, in fact, Reconstruction had already ended in most states and, lacking Northern support, there was little choice in the matter. (Even Grant, a strong supporter of the 'Radical Reconstruction' program had acknowledged this in 1876.)
In the 1870's, violent and unrelenting opposition in the South and the North's retreat from its commitment to equality (fueled by failures & economic woes), ended Reconstruction.

The most overt and violent Southern opposition was strongly opposed by the North. But after the Grant administration successfully dismantled the worst groups (including the first version of the Ku Klux Klan), methods were mostly more subtle or covert. A turning point was the Mississippi elections of 1875 in which Southern Democrats developed a plan for intimidating Southern Republicans (esp. blacks) from voting, and stuffed ballot boxes liberally. When this "Mississippi Plan" succeeded it spread to other Southern states in the 1876 elections.

One other factor strengthened the hand of Southern Democrats, viz., a successful campaign to discredit the Republican administrations in several states (which included a number of black elected officials) - accusing them of wild spending and corruption. There were just enough cases where this was true (though recent studies conclude many of these governments did quite a good job and corruption was limited) to make it an effective campaign

For its part, the North had tired of the large expense of blood & money to try to police the South. A serious depression beginning with the Panic of 1873 was one significant factor in this, along with the continued Southern opposition that required the stationing of Northern troops in Southern capitols to try to protect the rights of blacks. (The fact that these efforts seemed ineffective against such methods as the Mississippi Plan, and that there seemed to be no end in sight, caused even many Northerners sympathetic with the plight of the freedmen to give up.) The second term of the Grant administration (1873-77) was also much weakened in its enforcement efforts through internal scandals and the nations' economic woes.

Formally, Reconstruction is regarded as having ended in 1877, when new President Rutherford B Hayes authorized the removal of the final troops from Southern capitols. But, in fact, Reconstruction had already ended in most states and, lacking Northern support, there was little choice in the matter. (Even Grant, a strong supporter of the 'Radical Reconstruction' program had acknowledged this in 1876.)

Answer 2

The end of Reconstruction was a staggered process, and the period of Republican control ended at different times in different states. However, 1877 is often given as the date of the end of reconstruction. Hayes took office after a very close and disputed election and the so-called Compromise of 1877 put Hayes in as the last federal troops were taken out of the South .

Answer 3

Here are some of the events that led to the end of Reconstruction. One of the first events is the impeachment of President Johnson. To impeach someone means to bring formal charges against them. Another event is the resisting of the Conservatives to Reconstruction in the South. Conservatives resented the changes the changes made by Congress, they wanted the South to change as little as possible. They were willing to let African Americans vote and hold a few offices but they wanted the real power to remain in the hands of the whites. Another event that led to the end of Reconstruction is the forming of secret societies in the South that upheld white supremacy and dominance over African Americans like the Ku Klux Klan and the White League. The Ku Klux Klan used violence at their whim to murder and torture hundreds of African Americans. The end of Reconstruction came when Rutherford B. Hayes promised to end Reconstruction after Republicans decided to give him all of the votes that were disputed about whether to give them to him or to Samuel Tilden, the other candidate for Presidency. He decided to end Reconstruction to stop the South from arguing the matter any further. That marked the end of Reconstruction.

Answer 4

Hayes withdrew troops from the south in exchange for the electoral votes that he need to be president

Answer 5

the north focused on other political and economic issues