 A deep national economic depression following the Panic of 1873 led to major Democratic gains in the North, the collapse of many railroad schemes in the South, and a growing sense of frustration in the North.The end of Reconstruction was a staggered process, and the period of Republican control ended at different times in different states.With the Compromise of 1877, military intervention in Southern politics ceased and Republican control collapsed in the last three state governments in the South.