Question
How did the presidential election of 1876 affect Reconstruction?
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Responses
African Americans asserted their rights as American citizens and created their own social, religious, and educational institutions.
African Americans asserted their rights as American citizens and created their own social, religious, and educational institutions.
Democrats made a deal to accept Republican Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
Democrats made a deal to accept Republican Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
Republicans and African Americans formed a coalition that became the strongest voice in the new legislatures of the southern states.
Republicans and African Americans formed a coalition that became the strongest voice in the new legislatures of the southern states.
Political power shifted to leadership that was hostile toward Reconstruction reforms and policies.
Political power shifted to leadership that was hostile toward Reconstruction reforms and policies.
African Americans in the South lost most of the political and social rights they had gained.
Select all correct answers.
Responses
African Americans asserted their rights as American citizens and created their own social, religious, and educational institutions.
African Americans asserted their rights as American citizens and created their own social, religious, and educational institutions.
Democrats made a deal to accept Republican Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
Democrats made a deal to accept Republican Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
Republicans and African Americans formed a coalition that became the strongest voice in the new legislatures of the southern states.
Republicans and African Americans formed a coalition that became the strongest voice in the new legislatures of the southern states.
Political power shifted to leadership that was hostile toward Reconstruction reforms and policies.
Political power shifted to leadership that was hostile toward Reconstruction reforms and policies.
African Americans in the South lost most of the political and social rights they had gained.
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The correct responses regarding how the presidential election of 1876 affected Reconstruction are:
1. **Democrats made a deal to accept Republican Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.**
2. **Political power shifted to leadership that was hostile toward Reconstruction reforms and policies.**
3. **African Americans in the South lost most of the political and social rights they had gained.**
These selections accurately describe the significant impacts of the 1876 election on the political landscape, including the end of Reconstruction and the subsequent loss of rights for African Americans in the South. The election resulted in a compromise that effectively ended federal support for Reconstruction efforts.
1. **Democrats made a deal to accept Republican Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.**
2. **Political power shifted to leadership that was hostile toward Reconstruction reforms and policies.**
3. **African Americans in the South lost most of the political and social rights they had gained.**
These selections accurately describe the significant impacts of the 1876 election on the political landscape, including the end of Reconstruction and the subsequent loss of rights for African Americans in the South. The election resulted in a compromise that effectively ended federal support for Reconstruction efforts.