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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Impact of Reconstruction

Question 24 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

Who became president under the Compromise?

Answer
A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Samuel Tilden
C
Rutherford B. Hayes

Explanation

The Compromise of 1877 settled the disputed 1876 presidential election by allowing Rutherford B. Hayes to take office. Samuel Tilden had won more popular votes, but Hayes became president after the compromise.

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