Question

What event made the compromise of 1877 possible?

Answer 1

democrats had gained enough power to get things they wanted from republicans 

Answer 2

The 1876 United States presidential elections.

Step-by-step explanation:

It was one of the most contentious and controversial presidential elections in American history. Republican nominee Rupert B. Hayes faced Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.

The compromise of 1877 settled the dispute and declared Hayes as the winner. It also brought to an official end the Reconstruction Era. The United States Federal Government pulled out the last troops of the South.

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