1877When the last federal troops were removed from the south.
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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.
Representation of the South increased because more Southern states were created during Reconstruction.
President Hayes kept removes troops from the South. The order was given on May 1st, 1877. The decision to end Reconstruction and return the rule to Southerners, soon resulted in the disenfranchisement of the Blacks in the South.
federal intervention ended in the south
The South had developed a more balanced economy after Reconstruction