Question

the election of 1876 led to a national crisis - with both candidates promising to end corruption, republican candidate lost the election to democrat candidate - republicans claimed that, due to the presence of the ku klux klan in the south, tilden only won the election through a - a recount of ballots proved that hayes was in fact the winner of the election, but the democrats protested five republican senators, five democrat representatives, and five supreme court justices created the - hayes was declared the winner of the election, but in return, hayes was forced to end the federal military occupation of the south - thus ending reconstruction

Explanation:

In the 1876 U.S. election, Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat) and Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) were the candidates. Republicans alleged Tilden won through fraud due to Ku - Klux - Klan influence in the South. A special Electoral Commission was created to resolve the dispute, composed of senators, representatives, and Supreme - Court justices. Hayes was declared the winner in a compromise that ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South.

Answer:

1. Samuel J. Tilden
2. Fraud
3. Electoral Commission