1. b/c Rutherford B. Hayes was given the election for agreeing to end reconstruction by removing federal troops from the south
2. b/c it was proven that Rutherford B. Hayes paid voters in three states to vote for him.
3. b/c nobody could believe that hayes could win a southern state
4. b/c both candidates were bargain shoppers
The answer is #1. See the following:
The election of 1876 is sometimes considered to be a second "corrupt bargain." Three Southern states had contested vote counts, and for either candidate to win the election, he would need more electoral votes. In Congress, an agreement was made: Rutherford B. Hayes, the Republican candidate, would be elected under the following conditions:
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George Kremer charged that a “corrupt bargain” had been made. .. 91 The Compromise of 1877. This deal broke the deadlock created by the disputed 1876
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Hayes cabinet would include one Southerner (Chose David M. Key of Tennessee to serve as Postmaster General).
The Union troops would withdraw from the South.
A policy of noninterference from Hayes.
Reconstruction would be declared finished.
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With the Union troops gone, there was no security that the South would uphold the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, so African-Americans were not guaranteed to be free. Hence, it was called a Corrupt Bargain. Many historians call this "The Compromise of 1877".
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The Answer is #1.
number one. Samuel Tilden had more popular vote and just needed one electoral vote for election. it was a swap out.
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