What Was the Result of the Compromise of 1877

question 41

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?

• A) It ended the political momentum of the Redeemers.
• B) It allowed the Republicans to dominate southern politics.
• C) It allowed the Democrats to repeal the Fifteenth Amendment.
• D) It spelled the end of Reconstruction.

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