Question

Which of these best describes the compromise of 1877?

a.johnson is almost impeached and jim crow ends.
b.hayes becomes president and reconstruction ends.
c.tilden sued hayes for control of the presidency.
d.grant becomes president and reconstruction begins.

Answer 1

B, hayes becomes president and reconstruction ends.

Answer 2

The correct answer is b) Hayes becomes president and Reconstruction ends.

Reconstruction refers to the 12 years after the Civil War (1865-177). This era was one in which the Confederate States began to rejoin the Union under certain circumstances (like abolishing slavery, giving African-American men the right to vote, etc.). However, this era of increased rights for African-Americans was shortened thanks to the Compromise of 1877. Thanks to this deal, the federal governments regulation of Southern states and their treatment of African-American citizens reduced drastically, allowing Southern states to implement laws that limited the rights and freedoms of newly freed slaves.