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How did the compromise of 1877 affect reconstruction in the united states? what were the terms of the compromise?

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The Compromise of 1877 was a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election. It resulted in the United Statesfederal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ended theReconstruction Era.
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