The Compromise of 1877 was a political agreement that resolved the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential Election. The two sacrifices made to reach agreement were:
1. The withdrawal of federal troops from the South: As part of the Compromise, Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the election, and in exchange, Democrats agreed to withdraw their opposition to his presidency. To further solidify the deal, Hayes agreed to withdraw federal troops from the Southern states where they had been stationed since the end of the Civil War. This effectively ended the era of Reconstruction in the South, allowing Southern states to resume control over their own affairs.
2. The abandonment of African American civil rights: In addition to the withdrawal of federal troops, the Compromise also involved an agreement by Southern Democrats to respect the civil and political rights of African Americans. However, this agreement was largely ignored, and the Compromise effectively marked the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of the Jim Crow era, in which Southern states passed laws to restrict the rights of African Americans and institutionalize racial segregation.