Question
What was the agreement made to give Hayes the contested electoral votes? (This was what would become known as the Compromise of 1877)
A.Tilden would win the election and Hayes would agree to overturn the 15th amendment.
B.In exchange for winning the election, Hayes would remove federal troops from the South.
C.In exchange for winning the election, Tilden would become the Vice President.
D.In exchange for making Hayes President, Congress would repeal the Reconstruction Amendments.
A.Tilden would win the election and Hayes would agree to overturn the 15th amendment.
B.In exchange for winning the election, Hayes would remove federal troops from the South.
C.In exchange for winning the election, Tilden would become the Vice President.
D.In exchange for making Hayes President, Congress would repeal the Reconstruction Amendments.
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B. In exchange for winning the election, Hayes would remove federal troops from the South.
This arrangement was part of the Compromise of 1877, which resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election and effectively ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from Southern states.
B. In exchange for winning the election, Hayes would remove federal troops from the South.
This arrangement was part of the Compromise of 1877, which resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election and effectively ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from Southern states.