Question

select the correct answer.
what was the event that ended the reconstruction era?
a. implementation of the enforcement acts
b. the compromise of 1877
c. the election of 1876
d. the fifteenth amendment

Explanation:

The Reconstruction Era in the US ended with the Compromise of 1877. The Election of 1876 led to this compromise, where Rutherford B. Hayes became president in exchange for withdrawing federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction. The Enforcement Acts were for protecting Black voters, and the Fifteenth Amendment granted Black men the right to vote, neither ending Reconstruction.

Answer:

B. the Compromise of 1877