End of Reconstruction

The period of time immediately after the Civil War where the Confederate States rejoined the Union. 

• Reconstruction
• Industrial Era
• Golden Age
• Great Depression

Which best identifies the significance of Hayes' election and the Compromise of 1877?

• it effectively ended Reconstruction in the south

• it was effectively the first time the electoral college system was used

• it created new legislation that would be used to solve election disputed in the future

• it prevented another war between teh north and the south

What did many African Americans consider the Compromise of 1877 as a "Great Betrayal"?

• because Republicans abandoned trying to ensure African Americans in the south received equal rights

• because most African Americans had voted for Tilden whom they had hoped would become President

• because the Republicans refused to count African American votes that would have made Hayes President outright

What did the republicans agree to do in the Compromise of 1877?

• to remove federal troops from the south, appoint democrats to powerful positions, and create laws to spur industrialization in the south

• to outlaw slavery, provide federal aid to freedmen, and to provide government jobs to ex-slaves

• to provide farm aid for southern planters, reduce high taxes created under Grant, and appoint Democrats as electors in the next election

How did the Election of 1876 contribute to the end Reconstruction in the South?

• Samuel Tilden was elected President
• Hayes withdrew the Military to the South
• Confederates were forgiven and allowed to vote again.
• Andrew Johnson was impeached.

Which group of voters helped Ulysses S. Grant become President?

• African Americans

• carpetbaggers

• Scalawags

• Confederates

Who won the Election of 1876 and thus began the end of the Reconstruction Era?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Samuel Tilden

What was the compromise of 1877?

• an agreement made between republicans and democrats that allowed Hayes to become President, if the republicans ended reconstruction in the south

• an agreement between Hayes and Tilden that allowed Hayes to become President if Tilden could be his Vice President

• an agreement between republicans and democrats that made Tilden President, but allowed Reconstruction to continue in the South

Infer: How would removing the troops in the south impact the country?

• The country would finally heal and work together

• African Americans would face widespread violence and prejudice

• Radical Republicans would gain power