Question

Which event essentially ended the era of Reconstruction?

a.the Panic of 1873B.the election of President GrantC.the Supreme Court case United States v. CruikshankD.he Hayes-Tilden election

Answer 1

D. The Hayes-Tilden election

With the compromise of 1877 which settled the hotly contested election of 1876, the Republicans quietly gave up their fight for racial equality. Consequently, Hayes withdrew federal troops from the South bringing the Reconstruction to an end.