Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana
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The Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana was an 1875 political agreement brokered by U.S. Representative William A. Wheeler that resolved a violent post-election standoff by recognizing a Republican governor while conceding some legislative control to Democrats, effectively weakening Reconstruction in the state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era compromise
ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ |
| follows | 1874 Louisiana state elections ⓘ |
| grants | partial legislative control to Democrats ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Wheeler Adjustment in Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBroker | William A. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
disputed control of the Louisiana legislature
ⓘ
post-election political standoff in Louisiana ⓘ violence between rival political factions in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasContext | Reconstruction ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
ended immediate violent standoff in Louisiana
ⓘ
stabilized Louisiana state government temporarily ⓘ strengthened Democratic influence in Louisiana legislature ⓘ undermined federal Reconstruction policy in Louisiana ⓘ weakened Reconstruction in Louisiana ⓘ weakened Republican dominance in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasFederalInvolvement |
United States Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal authorities overseeing Reconstruction in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
late Reconstruction
ⓘ
post-Civil War era ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalConflict | Republican Reconstruction policies vs. Democratic Redeemer agenda ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
African American political power in Louisiana
ⓘ
federal willingness to enforce Reconstruction in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | William A. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyIssue |
control of Louisiana House of Representatives
ⓘ
recognition of state officials ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain | state government legitimacy ⓘ |
| hasLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLongTermOutcome |
advance of Redeemer Democratic movement in Louisiana
ⓘ
erosion of Republican control in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasMediatorRoleOf | U.S. Representative William A. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNature | power-sharing arrangement ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Louisiana Democrats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana Republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | contested 1874 Louisiana gubernatorial and legislative elections ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalDomain | party control of legislature ⓘ |
| hasShortTermOutcome |
recognition of Republican state government
ⓘ
seating of some Democratic legislators ⓘ |
| hasState | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfViolence | armed confrontation at the Louisiana statehouse ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
disputed election violence in Reconstruction-era Louisiana
ⓘ
end of Reconstruction in the South ⓘ |
| prefigures | Compromise of 1877 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes | Republican governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
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