it settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election and ended Congressional ("Radical") Reconstruction
It admitted California to the Union as a free state, and from the remaining land acquired in the Mexican War (1846-48), it established Utah and New Mexico as territories with an open status of slavery, a measure that overruled the Missouri Compromise.
identify the major eras in u. s. history from 1877 to present
To settle the 1876 presidential election
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James Patrick Major died on 1877-05-08.
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.
The Compromise of 1877 refers to the unwritten and informal deal that ended the Reconstruction Era. The unwritten deal is what settled the 1876 United States disputed presidential elections.
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Two types of national issues and attitudes led to the end of Reconstruction in 1877: political and racial. By 1877, the nation and especially the North had issues unrelated to Reconstruction on its mind. The scandals of the Grant administration, including the "Whiskey Ring" caused good government to be a major issue for many. The Panic of 1873 was still causing economic disruption in 1877, and this economic crash took the focus off Reconstruction. Racial issues and attitudes also helped bring an end to Reconstruction. Many Northern whites were not committed to black equality or rights. By 1877 they were simply tired of taking self-government from Southern whites for the benefit of African Americans.
Some major events during the presidency of Hayes included the Compromise of 1877, the ending of Reconstruction, the Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act, and the founding of the Knights of Labor.
The United States had a pattern of imperialism from 1877 to 1914. They purchases Alaska from Russia, paid $20 million for the Philippines, helped Panama break from Columbia, etc.
The great railroad strike of 1877 paralyzed many cities and states