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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana Context triple: [disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election, followedBy, Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana]
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Sherman Compromise
The Sherman Compromise, better known as the Great Compromise of 1787, was the Constitutional Convention agreement that created a bicameral U.S. legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation for states in the Senate.
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an 1820 U.S. federal statute that temporarily eased sectional tensions by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while banning slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.
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Americanization of Louisiana
Americanization of Louisiana refers to the 19th-century process by which U.S. political, legal, and cultural norms reshaped Louisiana’s formerly French- and Spanish-colonial society, profoundly altering the status and identity of communities such as the Creoles of color.
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Compromise of 1877
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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E.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana Target entity description: 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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A.
Sherman Compromise
The Sherman Compromise, better known as the Great Compromise of 1787, was the Constitutional Convention agreement that created a bicameral U.S. legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation for states in the Senate.
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B.
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an 1820 U.S. federal statute that temporarily eased sectional tensions by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while banning slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.
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C.
Americanization of Louisiana
Americanization of Louisiana refers to the 19th-century process by which U.S. political, legal, and cultural norms reshaped Louisiana’s formerly French- and Spanish-colonial society, profoundly altering the status and identity of communities such as the Creoles of color.
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D.
Compromise of 1877
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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E.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| 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
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post-election political standoff in Louisiana ⓘ violence between rival political factions in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasContext | Reconstruction ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
ended immediate violent standoff in Louisiana
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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
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federal authorities overseeing Reconstruction in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
late Reconstruction
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post-Civil War era ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalConflict | Republican Reconstruction policies vs. Democratic Redeemer agenda ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
African American political power in Louisiana
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federal willingness to enforce Reconstruction in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | William A. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyIssue |
control of Louisiana House of Representatives
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recognition of state officials ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain | state government legitimacy ⓘ |
| hasLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLongTermOutcome |
advance of Redeemer Democratic movement in Louisiana
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erosion of Republican control in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasMediatorRoleOf | U.S. Representative William A. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNature | power-sharing arrangement ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Louisiana Democrats
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana Republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | contested 1874 Louisiana gubernatorial and legislative elections ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalDomain | party control of legislature ⓘ |
| hasShortTermOutcome |
recognition of Republican state government
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seating of some Democratic legislators ⓘ |
| hasState | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfViolence | armed confrontation at the Louisiana statehouse ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
disputed election violence in Reconstruction-era Louisiana
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end of Reconstruction in the South ⓘ |
| prefigures | Compromise of 1877 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes | Republican governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
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Subject: Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana Description of subject: 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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