The Presidents from 1877-93

Question 1

Name all of the Presidents from 1877-93 in order

Answer 1

Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison

Question 2

What do many Traditional Historians say about the attempts of the politicians of the Gilded Age to reduce corruption were?

Answer 2

Fairly limited

Question 3

What have Revisionist Historians found with Gilded Age politicians attempting to reduce corruption?

Answer 3

They did introduce legislation to attempt to reduce it

Question 4

When did Reconstruction officially end?

Answer 4

1877

Question 5

What caused the end of Reconstruction?

Answer 5

The Compromise of 1877

Question 6

What did the Compromise of 1877 do?

Answer 6

It allowed for Hayes (Republican) to become President as long as all military enforcement of Reconstruction in the South was removed

Question 7

Why were there tensions with the South after the Civil War until 1877?

Answer 7

The North kept troops in Southern States for over a decade to reinforce Reconstruction