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how did the presidential election of 1876 mark the end of reconstruction include the compromise of 1877

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The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten deal, informally arranged among United States Congressmen, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election. It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the Southern United States
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Samuel Tilden received more votes but not enough for a decisive win. it went to the Nouse of Representatives, in an unwritten compromise. Rutherford B. Hayes was given the presisidency in return for the Republicans agreeing to end Reconstruction in the soutn.

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