Was the Compromise of 1877 a Necessary Attempt to Avoid

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Essay

Was the Compromise of 1877 a necessary attempt to avoid a possible renewal of Civil War or a cynical, self-interested political bargain whose real victims were abandoned African Americans? Cite specific examples to support your view.

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Definitions:

Condensed Formulas

A method of writing a formula of a compound using the line bond structure but omitting the lines representing bonds to simplify the representation.

Line-Angle Structure

A simplified representation of chemical structures where bonds are represented by lines and carbon atoms are implied at each line's end and vertices.

Carbon Atoms

The fundamental building blocks of organic molecules, capable of forming four covalent bonds.

Molecule

The smallest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, consisting of two or more atoms bonded together.