Wormley Agreement
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The Wormley Agreement refers to the informal political deal that resolved the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election by granting Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
informal political agreement
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political compromise → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| chronology |
late Reconstruction period
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| country |
United States
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| describedAs |
backroom deal
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informal understanding rather than a written treaty → |
| follows |
1876 United States presidential election
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| hasEffect |
acceptance of electoral commission’s decision by Democrats
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decline of federal enforcement of Reconstruction amendments → end of Reconstruction → end of federal military support for Republican state governments in the South → paving the way for Jim Crow laws in the South → peaceful inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes → resolution of the 1876 U.S. presidential election dispute → restoration of Democratic control in Southern states → strengthening of home rule in Southern states → weakening of protections for African American civil rights in the South → withdrawal of federal troops from Florida → withdrawal of federal troops from Louisiana → withdrawal of federal troops from South Carolina → |
| hasPart |
recognition of Rutherford B. Hayes as president
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withdrawal of federal troops from the South → |
| location |
Washington, D.C.
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Wormley Hotel → |
| namedAfter |
Wormley Hotel
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| partOf |
Reconstruction era
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| pointInTime |
1877
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| relatedTo |
Compromise of 1877 interpretations in U.S. historiography
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Electoral Commission of 1877 → |
| significantEvent |
Compromise of 1877
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| significantParticipant |
Democratic Party (United States)
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Republican Party (United States) → Republican congressional leaders → Rutherford B. Hayes → Samuel J. Tilden → Southern Democratic leaders → |
| topic |
Reconstruction in the United States
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United States presidential elections → post–Civil War politics in the United States → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Compromise of 1877
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alsoKnownAs |