What made the compromise of 1877 possible?

Answer 1

Democrats had gained enough power to get things they wanted from Republicans.

Answer 2

The Compromise of 1877 occurred because there was a dispute over who won the Presidential election the year before. Under the Compromise, Warren G. Harding became President of the United States, but he had to promise to remove Federal troops from the South. This deal was basically made on a handshake and not recorded on paper.

Answer 3

The Compromise of 1877 was a compromise made necessary by the disputed Election of 1876. While an Electoral Commission awarded the election to Rutherford B. Hayes, Southern Democrats planned to block the Commission's report via filibuster. The compromise resolved the constitutional crisis through a series of secret negotiations involving Republican and Democratic politicians, and various interest groups, most notably the railroad companies. The compromise stipulated that the South would acknowledge Hayes as President if the Republicans acceded to various demands, including:

the removal of Federal troops from the former Confederate states (Troops only remained in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida, but the Compromise finalized the process.)

the appointment of at least one Southern Democrat to Hayes' cabinet (David M. Key of Tennessee was appointed Postmaster General.)

the construction of a transcontinental railroad in the South

legislation to help industrialize the South

This compromise effectively ended Reconstruction in the former Confederacy, and the autonomy of the Democratic party in the South was cemented with the ascent of the "Redeemer" governments that displaced the Republican "carpetbagger" governments. After the Compromise of 1877, the South generally voted solidly Democratic (the "Solid South") until the middle of the 20th century.

It was also notorious for depriving African Americans of civil rights, through cases such as Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Most of the northern Republican reforms were reversed during this time, with Jim Crow laws remaining constitutional under a "separate but equal" policy that became the model for racial segregation into the 1960s..

Answer 4

Some circumstances that led to the Compromise of 1877 were the 1876 presidential election which had been disputed. It was controversial because the electoral votes were disputed.

Answer 5

The compromise is necessary because according to Sherman's plan, the legislature would have two house. Representation in the House of Representative would be based on state population.

Answer 6

To settle the 1876 presidential election

Answer 7

Democrats gained enough power to get what they wanted from Republicans