Question

1. how did the election of 1876 affect reconstruction?○ the controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended reconstruction.○ the controversy over the election ended the domination of southern democrats, which revived reconstruction.○ the controversy over the election drove the supreme court to restrict the scope of the fourteenth amendment and ended reconstruction.○ the controversy over the election drove the supreme court to uphold the slaughterhouse cases, which revived reconstruction.

Explanation:

The 1876 presidential election dispute between Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) and Samuel Tilden (Democrat) was resolved by the Compromise of 1877. In this agreement, Hayes was awarded the presidency in exchange for withdrawing federal troops from the Southern states, which effectively brought Reconstruction to an end. The other options are incorrect: the election controversy did not relate to the Slaughterhouse Cases or Supreme Court restrictions on the 14th Amendment, and it did not revive Reconstruction or end Southern Democratic control.

Answer:

A. The controversy over the election drove a compromise that ended Reconstruction.