Compromise of 1877

ANSWERS!

  1. How many points of compromise were informally
    agreed upon between the Republican and Democrat
    members of Congress?
    1. one
    2. five
    3. four
    4. three

  2. What caused the compromise of 1877?
    1. Hayes stole Tilden's wife
    2. the disputed election of 1876
    3. the Southern States withdrew from the Union
    4. a lack of cheese in the White House

  3. How many terms did Hayes serve as governor of Ohio?
    1. five
    2. twelve
    3. three
    4. 8,236,432

  4. What year did the Compromise of 1877 take place?
    1. 1876
    2. 1942
    3. 1893
    4. 1829
    5. 1877

  5. Which of the following was NOT a request made by the Democratic members of Congress?
    1. legislation to help industrialize the south
    2. appointment of at least one southern democrat into Hayes' administration.
    3. the appointment of a southern democrat to be a supreme court justice
    4. removal of all federal troops from the south.

  6. What was disputed during the presidential election of 1876?
    1. southern states
    2. electoral votes
    3. who supplies the additional cheese to the White House
    4. the removal if federal troops from the south

  7. The refusal of _________ to serve on the Electoral Commission allowed an imbalance of eight republicans and seven democrats to be selected.
    1. Bob Barker
    2. James A. Garfield
    3. Jefferson Davis
    4. David Davis

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