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How did the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868 change Reconstruction?

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It ended the conflict between Congress and the president.

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The main way in which the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868 changed Reconstruction was that it brought to a close the major conflict that existed between Congress and the President when it came to deciding Reconstruction policies. 
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