The Compromise of 1877 Explained

As a Democrat, Samuel Tilden was

• critical of the Harlem Renaissance movement.

• suspicious of a strong federal government.

• an advocate of a strong federal government.

• a supporter of the Confederate South.

In order to win the Election of 1876, Tilden needs to win _______ and Hayes needs to win ______ between Louisiana, Florida, and South Carolina.

• only one state; all three states

• all three states; only one state

• two states; only  one state

• only one state; two states

Which political party has the majority on the electoral commission?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Neither. Both parties have the same number of people.

In order for the Republican, Rutherford B. Hayes, to win all three states and become President, he agreed to

• select a Democrat as his Vice-President.

• grant blacks full citizenship and all civil rights that come with this status.

• withdraw federal troops from the former Confederate states.

• repeal the Reconstruction Amendments.

Who was betrayed in the Compromise of 1877?

• Northern Republicans

• Southern Democrats

• Newly Freed Blacks

• Rutherford B. Hayes