Compromise of 1877, & Reconstruction

Compromise Of 1877

Period: Jan 1, 1866 to Jan 1, 1877

Through this compromise, Republican Rutherford B.Hayes was rewarded the White House. It was understood that hayes would remove the federal troops. Democrats eventually took control. Black republicans felt betrayed as they lost their power.

Reconstruction

Jan 1, 1877

The Compromise of 1877 eventually led to Reconstruction. Reconstruction was a period in time when during the Civil War the federal government set conditons. These conditions were to allow the southerners back into the unions