Compromise of 1877 and Its Effects

What was the main outcome of the Compromise of 1877?

• End of the Reconstruction era

• Start of the Civil War

• Abolition of slavery

• Introduction of the New Deal

Which states had contested returns in the 1876 presidential election?

• Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina

• Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi

• Texas, Virginia, North Carolina

• Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas

What did the Democrats agree to in the Compromise of 1877?

• Not to obstruct Hayes' victory

• To support the abolition of slavery

• To implement Jim Crow laws

• To secede from the Union

What were two concessions made by Hayes in the Compromise of 1877?

• Appoint a leading southerner to his cabinet

• Grant voting rights to women

• appoint a Democrat Vice-President

• no blacks could run for office in the South

• Remove remaining federal troops from the South

What was a long-term effect of the Compromise of 1877 on African Americans?

• Disenfranchisement and segregation

• Immediate equality and civil rights

• Economic prosperity and land ownership

• Increased political representation

the word 'egalitarian' is most closely associated with

• regal

• fascism

• equitable

• biased

According to the text, what were the major effects of the Compromise of 1877?