Leave the southern states immediately (apex)
Federal troops
Leave the southern states immediately
Leave the southern states immediately
In 1877, Democrats refused to allow the President to take office unless he removed federal troops from the South. This was called the Compromise of 1877.
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Federal Troops
Federal troops
Leave the southern states immediately
Leave the southern states immediately
Leave the southern states immediately
Compromise of 1877
In 1877, Democrats refused to allow the President to take office unless he removed federal troops from the South. This was called the Compromise of 1877.
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was elected President in return for withdrawing federal troops from the South.
Most of the troops were removed during Ulysses Grant'ssecond term. The final removals, from South Carolina and Louisiana, took place early in the administration of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877.