Which of these BEST describes the Compromise of 1877?

Question

A) Johnson is almost impeached, and Jim Crow ends.
B) Hayes becomes President and Reconstruction ends.
C) Tilden sued Hayes for control of the presidency.
D) Tilden defeats Hayes and the Spanish American War begins.

Answer 1

The option that BEST describes the Compromise of 1877 is:

B) Hayes becomes President and Reconstruction ends.

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in Rutherford B. Hayes becoming President in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending the Reconstruction era.