Question

Which group gained power after the 1876 presidential election?
the Democrats
the carpetbaggers
the Liberal Republicans
the Moderate Republicans

Answer 1

After the 1876 presidential election, the Democrats gained power. The election was highly contested, and it led to the Compromise of 1877, where the Republicans, led by Rutherford B. Hayes, agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction. This allowed the Democrats to regain control in Southern states.