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Impact of Reconstruction

Question 4 • EAP-Virginia and US History A CR

What deal did Democrats and Republicans make regarding the presidential election of 1876?

Answer
A
The president would be a Democrat, and the vice president would be a Republican.
B
The president would be a Republican, and the vice president would be a Democrat.
C
The president would be a Democrat, and the cabinet would contain Republicans.
D
The president would be a Republican, and the cabinet would contain Democrats.

Explanation

The disputed 1876 election was settled through the Compromise of 1877. Democrats accepted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president, while Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South and include Southern Democrats in the administration. Thus, the deal was that the president would be a Republican and the cabinet would contain Democrats.

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