Compromise of 1877
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The Compromise of 1877 was the informal political deal that resolved the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election, ended Reconstruction, and paved the way for the rise of Jim Crow segregation in the American South.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal agreement
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political compromise → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hayes–Tilden compromise
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Wormley Agreement → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| appliesToPart |
Southern United States
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former Confederate states → |
| country |
United States
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| describedBySource |
U.S. history textbooks
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congressional histories of Reconstruction → |
| followedBy |
Jim Crow laws
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Solid South political alignment → |
| follows |
Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Enforcement Acts → Reconstruction Acts → |
| hasCause |
disputed 1876 United States presidential election
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| hasEffect |
Republican control of the presidency
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abandonment of federal enforcement of Black civil rights in the South → disenfranchisement of many African American voters → end of Reconstruction → resolution of the 1876 United States presidential election → restoration of white Democratic control in Southern states → rise of Jim Crow laws in the American South → withdrawal of federal troops from the South → |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Gilded Age
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Reconstruction Era → |
| hasPart |
agreement to recognize Rutherford B. Hayes as president
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agreement to withdraw remaining federal troops from Southern states → informal assurances on noninterference in Southern race relations → promise of at least one Southern Democrat in the Hayes cabinet → support for federal subsidies for Southern internal improvements → |
| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| participant |
Democratic Party (United States)
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Democratic leaders in Congress → Republican Party (United States) → Republican leaders in Congress → Rutherford B. Hayes → Samuel J. Tilden → Southern Democrats → |
| pointInTime |
1877
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March 1877 → |
| relatedTo |
1876 United States presidential election
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Electoral Commission of 1877 → Rutherford B. Hayes presidency → |
| significance |
facilitated establishment of racial segregation in law and practice
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marked the end of federal efforts to reconstruct the South → resolved a constitutional crisis over electoral votes → |
| significantEvent |
beginning of the Jim Crow era
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end of Reconstruction Era → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Electoral Count Act of 1887
("Electoral Commission of 1877")
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Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments) → |
influencedBy |
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Reconstruction era
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Wormley Agreement → |
significantEvent |
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Compromise of 1877
("Hayes–Tilden compromise")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Radical Republicanism
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declineCause |
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Compromise of 1877
("disputed 1876 United States presidential election")
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hasCause |
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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knownFor |
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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notableFor |
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1876 United States presidential election
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relatedAgreement |
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Electoral Commission of 1877
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relatedTo |
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American South (19th and early 20th centuries)
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shapedByEvent |