Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was elected President in return for withdrawing federal troops from the South.
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In the Compromise of 1877, Hayes promised that as President, he would remove federal troops from all southern states. Souther Democrats would regain complete control of the region. In return, Democrats would allow Hayes to claim a victory he had not clearly won.
the year was 1877
It ended reconstruction and made Hayes president.
I believe it was 1877
end of Reconstruction
1877