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The US Military had obliterated the infrastructure of the states that succeeded from the Union. They no longer had any financial or military clout...political clout followed suit.
The elections in 1866 had the effect of giving the Northern and (newly) Southern Republicans the power to initiate and control wide-reaching aspects of Reconstruction. Especially WHO would get the contract to do the actual "reconstructing" - hint: it would not be a Southern contractor in most cases.
To be a Democrat was to be an old-school, hard-line Southern Man...a pariah. It meant that in Washington, he'd never be trusted. Weak & blunted on the floor of the House and finding few friends on Capitol Hill. The Republicans were the shot-callers in 1866.
The process of Reconstruction was set and implemented by the men elected to the legislature. It guaranteed the process would be one of doubt, sorrow, poverty and a now underground-form of hatred - for all those living in the dilapidated, smoldering, crippled South. It enabled Northern Republicans to hit Southern Democrats while they were down. Hit they did; as the South would not see much economic or infrastructural recovery for decades.
Reconstruction affected money for the North, continued-defeat, poverty and desperation for the South. Including its newly-freed slaves; who became "sharecroppers" that were slaves in all but official-name 'till the Civil Rights Movement a century later.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhat effect did the election of 1866, have on the republicans ability to carry out Reconstruction plan?
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∙ 12y agoit drove a comprimise that ended reconstruction
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∙ 10y agoThe election Rutherford B Hayes in 1876 basically put an end to the reconstruction movement. An informal deal was made that allowed for the withdraw of federal troops from the south.
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What was the significance of the election of 1877 was that it?
ended reconstruction
What ended reconstruction in the south the dawes act the comprmise of 1850 the compromise of 1877 or the election of Ulysses s grant?
Compromise of 1877 officially ended Reconstruction and confirmed the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president.
How the election of 1876 affect reconstruction?
The controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended reconstruction.
How did the election 1876 affect Reconstruction?
The controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended reconstruction.
How did the election of the 1876 affect Reconstruction?
The controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended reconstruction.
What was the significance of presidential election of 1876?
It ended Reconstruction because it led to the Compromise of 1877.
What event signaled the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
The Compromise of 1877 was the event that ended Reconstruction. The compromise did more than just end Reconstruction, it also settled the 1876 Presidential election dispute and removed federal troops from the South.
What Major Issue was Settled By The Compromises Of 1877?
it settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election and ended Congressional ("Radical") Reconstruction
What year was the reconstruction?
1865 to 1877
What lasted from 1865 to 1877?
reconstruction
Was Haye in favor of ending Reconstruction?
President Rutherford Hayes did end Reconstruction of the South. This happened because of the Compromise of 1877 in which an agreement was reached that decided that Hayes would be President if he agreed to end Reconstruction. After the 1876 election, there was a election dispute and the compromise was the response to settle this dispute.
What time frame was the Reconstruction Era in?
It started in 1865, right after the civil war ended, and the Union started to rebuild the south and the country as a whole. With the compromise of 1877, and the election of Rutherford b. Hayes, it ended. So it lasted 1865- 1877. :)
