523,859 views
32 votes
32 votes
How did the compromise of 1877 make the beginning of the end of reconstruction?

User Denis Yakovenko
by
2.7k points

1 Answer

20 votes
20 votes

answer:

The Compromise of 1876 effectively ended the Reconstruction era. Southern Democrats' promises to protect the civil and political rights of Black people were not kept, and the end of federal interference in southern affairs led to widespread disenfranchisement of Black voters.

User Margarette
by
2.6k points