The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election. It resulted in Republican Rutherford B. Hayes being awarded the presidency in exchange for removing federal troops from Southern states, effectively ending Reconstruction.
Think of this as a trade-off at a school lunch table. One kid (Hayes) gets the last pudding cup (the presidency), but only if he agrees to stop enforcing a rule that his friend has to eat his vegetables (removing federal troops from South).
Rutherford B. Hayes: The 19th President of the United States who took office after winning through the Compromise of 1877.
Reconstruction Era: As mentioned earlier, this is period following Civil War when attempts were made to redress inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy.
Jim Crow Laws: State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in Southern states after end of Reconstruction.
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