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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Supremacy Movements

Question 16 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

How did the Electoral Commission vote?

Answer
A
In favor of Tilden
B
In favor of Hayes
C
In equal numbers for Hayes and Tilden

Explanation

The Electoral Commission voted along party lines, with its Republican members supporting Rutherford B. Hayes and its Democratic members supporting Samuel Tilden. The Republican majority meant the commission decided disputed electoral votes in Hayes’s favor, so the correct choice is “In favor of Hayes.”

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