Question

question 2 of 20

the election of rutherford b. hayes and the compromise of 1877 led to the end of ______.

a. reconstruction
b. the ku klux klan
c. jim crow laws
d. segregation

Explanation:

Identify the historical context of the Compromise of 1877

The disputed presidential election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden led to the Compromise of 1877.

Analyze the terms and consequences of the compromise

Under the compromise, Democrats agreed to allow Republican Rutherford B. Hayes to assume the presidency in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.

Determine the historical period that concluded

The withdrawal of federal troops removed the military enforcement of civil rights protections in the Southern states, marking the formal end of the Reconstruction era.

Answer:

• A. Reconstruction (Correct answer)
• B. the Ku Klux Klan
• C. Jim Crow laws
• D. segregation