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What president, elected in 1878, pulled all troops out of the south, thus ending reconstruction.

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Rutherford B. Hayes.
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Rutherford B. Hayes.

Even though he had been a strong supporter of military reconstruction up until his election; after much pressure from Democrats in the Cabinet, he decided to withdraw the troops from the South.
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