The Disputed Election of 1876 and the End of Reconstruction
House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and House curator Farar Elliott discussed the disputed election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes and its impact on reconstruction and voting rights for African-Americans in the South.
Description
House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and House curator Farar Elliott discussed the disputed election of 1876 between Samuel B. Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes and its impact on reconstruction and voting rights for African-Americans in the South.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What was reconstruction?
- Who were the candidates involved in the 1876 election?
- Describe the disputes that were involved in the 1876 election. How did Congress address this?
- Explain the compromise that occurred as a result of the 1877 election.
- What was the lasting impact of the compromise of 1877?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- 1876 Election
- Compromise Of 1877
- Congress
- Democrat
- Poll Tax
- Reconstruction
- Republican
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Samuel Tilden