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When did the period of Reconstruction begin?

• At the conclusion of the Civil War

• During Rutherford B. Hayes' presidency

• In the mid-1870s

• After the election of Samuel J. Tilden

When did the period of Reconstruction end?

• At the conclusion of the Civil War

• During Rutherford B. Hayes' presidency

• In the mid-1870s

• After the election of Samuel J. Tilden

What contributed to the federal government's abandonment of Reconstruction?

• Change in state level politics in the South

• Economic downturn in the North

• Democrats' filibuster in Congress

• Failure of the federal commission

What did the Reconstruction amendments guarantee for former slaves?

• Citizenship and voting rights

• Land ownership and reparations

• Educational opportunities

• Employment protection

What was the result of the federal government's military occupation of the South during Reconstruction?

• Safety and voting rights for Blacks

• Increased dominance of White Southerners

• Disenfranchisement of former slaves

• Collapse of Republican state governments

Who won the popular vote in the Presidential election of 1876?

• Samuel J. Tilden

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Democrats

• Republicans

What was the outcome of the Electoral College dispute in the Presidential election of 1876?

• Hayes won the election

• Tilden won the election

• Democrats threatened to filibuster

• Republicans supported the compromise

Why did the North abandon Reconstruction efforts?

• Economic downturn and financial strain

• Political pressure from the South

• Failure of the federal commission

• Disenfranchisement of former slaves