What is Compromise of 1877?
The '''Compromise of 1877''' was an unwritten agreement after the [[American Civil War]] between leaders of the Democrats, who mostly ruled the [[Southern United States|South]], and the Republicans, who mostly ruled the North. The Democrats agreed to settle the Presidential election of 1876 by allowing [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] to become President and not their own candidate, [[Samuel J. Tilden]]. The Republicans promised to remove the Army from the [[occupied territory]] of the South, thus ending the [[Reconstruction era]]. The Democrats promised they would maintain [[African American]] rights. The government stopped trying to fix Southern society and stopped helping the African Americans and Republicans there. Additional details are unclear, because it was an unwritten agreement. [[Category:1877 in the United States]] [[Category:American civil rights]]