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In 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrew the last federal troops from the capitals of the Reconstruction states. Which of these was an effect of this decision?
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A President Hayes was impeached by Congress and removed from office.President Hayes was impeached by Congress and removed from office.
B Support from the southern states helped him win re-election in 1881.Support from the southern states helped him win re-election in 1881.
C More African-American politicians were elected to seats in the U.S. Congress.More African-American politicians were elected to seats in the U.S. Congress.
D Subversive groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Redeemers regained control of politics in the southern states.
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D Subversive groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Redeemers regained control of politics in the southern states.
With the withdrawal of federal troops, Southern states were able to enforce segregation and disenfranchise African Americans, leading to the rise of groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Redeemers, who sought to restore white supremacy and control over Southern politics.
D Subversive groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Redeemers regained control of politics in the southern states.
With the withdrawal of federal troops, Southern states were able to enforce segregation and disenfranchise African Americans, leading to the rise of groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Redeemers, who sought to restore white supremacy and control over Southern politics.