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THE ELECTION OF 1876
Meaning Clusters
Harsh
laws and confrontation
failed
to solve the problems
of
the South.
In
1872
Congress passed
a
general Amnesty Act.
All but about 500
Confederate
sympathizers
regained
full political rights.
Southern states
elected
members
of
the Democratic Party.
They replaced
carpetbagger
governments
and
intimidated blacks.
By 1876
only
3 Southern states
remained
under
Republican
control.
The electoral votes
of
four states
were
contested
in
the presidential election
of
1876.
Republicans
bargained
to
resolve the dispute
in
favor
of
Rutherford B. Hayes.
They promised to end
Radical
Reconstruction.
In 1877
Hayes
withdrew
government
troops
from
the South.
He effectively abandoned
federal
responsibility
for enforcing the civil rights
of
black freedmen.
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ELECCIONES DE 1876
Racimos significativos
Las ásperas leyes
y la confrontación
no resolvieron
los problemas del Sud.
En 1872
el Congreso pasó
el Acto de Amnistía General.
Todos menos aproximadamente 500
simpatizantes confederados
volvieron a ganar derechos políticos.
Los Estados del sud
eligieron miembros
del partido democrático.
Ellos reemplazaron los gobiernos de “carpet baggers” e intimidaron a
los negros.
Por 1876
sólo 3 Estados del Sud permanecieron bajo el control republicano.
Los votos electorales de cuatro Estados
concursaron en la elección presidencial de 1876.
Los Republicanos negociaron
resolver la disputa
en favor de Rutherford B.
Hayes.
Ellos prometieron finalizar la
reconstrucción radical.
En 1977
Hayes levantó las tropas del gobierno del
sud.
Abandonó
la responsabilidad federal
de reforzar
los derechos civiles
de los negros libertados.
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MEMORY TRIGGERS TESTS
_________confrontation________
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___________passed___________
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___________sympathizers_______
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Southern_____________________
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______________remained_______
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_______electoral______________
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___________bargained__________
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_________promised____________
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________Hayes_______________
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_____________abandoned______
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Source
US State Department
Speed Learning format by Carl Peterson ©2005
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