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Reconstruction

Question 5 • NY-US History and Government A-CR

What deal did congressional Democrats and Republicans make regarding the outcome of 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 federal troops would be removed from the South.
D
The president would be a Republican, and federal troops would be removed from the South.

Explanation

The disputed 1876 election was settled through the Compromise of 1877. Democrat leaders accepted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president, and Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South. This matches the choice stating that the president would be a Republican and federal troops would be removed.

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