Question

what deal did congressional democrats and republicans make regarding the outcome of the presidential election of 1876?
the president would be a democrat, and the vice president would be a republican.
the president would be a republican, and the vice president would be a democrat.
the president would be a democrat, and federal troops would be removed from the south.
the president would be a republican, and federal troops would be removed from the south.

Explanation:

The 1876 presidential election was highly contested. The Compromise of 1877 resulted in Republicans getting the presidency (Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican) and Democrats agreeing to this in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the Southern states (which ended Reconstruction). So the deal was the president would be a Republican, and federal troops would be removed from the South.

Answer:

D. The president would be a Republican, and federal troops would be removed from the South.