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Reconstruction was not formally ended until there was a disputed outcome for election of President in 1876.  The Compromise of 1877 cut a deal between the North (Republicans) and the South (Democrats) whereby the South consented to Republican Rutherford Hayes becoming President and the North agreed to withdraw the remaining federal troops still in the South.

Reconstruction was not formally ended until there was a disputed outcome for election of President in 1876.  The Compromise of 1877 cut a deal between the North (Republicans) and the South (Democrats) whereby the South consented to Republican Rutherford Hayes becoming President and the North agreed to withdraw the remaining federal troops still in the South.

[[Image:Presidential Election of 1876.jpg|300x|right|thumb|The Very Close Presidential Election of 1876; Resolving It Also Ended Reconstruction]]

[[Image:Presidential Election of 1876.jpg|300x|right|thumb|The Presidential Election of 1876 was a virtual tie, and the compromise to resolve it ended Reconstruction]]

== Other Happenings During the Civil War and Reconstruction Periods ==

== Other Happenings During the Civil War and Reconstruction Periods ==