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President Rutherford Hayes agreed to end Reconstruction in the Compromise of 1877. He agreed to remove federal troops from South Carolina and Louisiana. The Reconstruction Era was the period between 1865 and 1877 after the Civil War. The goal was the reconstruction of the South after this war.
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Who's election victory in 1876 ended Radical rule in the south?
Radical rule in the South ended when Rutherford B. Hayes was elected in 1876. President Hayes helped with the last efforts of the Reconstruction after the Civil War ended.
The Civil War and Reconstruction amendments were passed between the years 1865 and?
1876
Why was the election of 1876 significant?
The Election of 1876 was significant because the Republican Hayes was awarded all 20 electoral votes that were in dispute. It was under the compromise of 1877 that he was awarded the votes and won the election. The Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South which is why the Democrats agreed to the compromise.
What were the terms of he compromise of 1877?
The Democrats agreed not to make a huge fuss over the Republicans stealing the election of 1876, and the Republicans agreed that they would end Reconstruction and the military occupation of the South, which by that time was still ongoing in only South Carolina and Louisiana. Samuel J. Tilden had won both the popular vote and the electoral vote, but the Republicans decided to, as one said, "fix things up", and they did, changing the vote totals in South Carolina, Louisiana and Oregon, to make "His Fradulency", Rutherfraud (really Rutherford) B. Hayes President. Hayes seems to have been a nice, honorable man and took no personal part in this skullduggery. The Republican Party had begun in 1854 as a small group with high ideals but was largely corrupt by that time, and most of the time since.
Who was president on July 4 1876 when the US celebrated its 100th birthday?
The answer is that the celebration is on the fourth of July.
WHEN was the time known as the Reconstruction period?
The time was known as the Reconstruction period from 1865-1876 when Hayes was elected president he agreed to end reconstruction because the south wouldn't give in to any rights for African Americans.
The disputed electoral votes in the election of 1876 were decided by the?
Compromise of 1877. Under this compromise, Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes became president and the federal government agreed to withdraw troops from the South, ending Reconstruction. In return, Southern Democrats agreed to accept Hayes as president and not resist Republican control over the electoral votes. This compromise effectively ended Reconstruction and led to the disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South.
Was Haye in favor of ending Reconstruction?
President Rutherford Hayes did end Reconstruction of the South. This happened because of the Compromise of 1877 in which an agreement was reached that decided that Hayes would be President if he agreed to end Reconstruction. After the 1876 election, there was a election dispute and the compromise was the response to settle this dispute.
His election marked the end of Reconstruction?
The president's election that marked the end of Reconstruction was Rutherford Hayes. It was during the Presidential Election of 1876.
How did the election of 1876 end the reconstruction?
There was a debate as to who had won the election as the votes were very close. A deal was made between the two candidates behind doors where Tilden agreed to give up the election if Hayes ended reconstruction.
What did the reconstruction act of 1876 do?
Helped out blacks
How the election of 1876 affect reconstruction?
The controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended reconstruction.
How did the election 1876 affect Reconstruction?
The controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended reconstruction.
Why did Congress determine the outcome of the 1876 election and what process did it employ to decide the winner?
There was not a clear winner in the electoral college which, according to the Constitution, put the issue before the House to decide. The South agreed to support Hayes, if Hayes agreed to end Reconstruction. Thus, he won.
Who's election victory in 1876 ended Radical rule in the south?
Radical rule in the South ended when Rutherford B. Hayes was elected in 1876. President Hayes helped with the last efforts of the Reconstruction after the Civil War ended.
How did the election of the 1876 affect Reconstruction?
The controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended reconstruction.
Who won the popular vote but never became president?
Al Gore in 2000 and Samuel J. Tilden in 1876.
