After months of negotiation, it was created in order to prevent a filibuster from occurring, which would have stopped the Electoral Commission from reporting its findings.
After months of negotiation, it was created in order to prevent a filibuster from occurring, which would have stopped the Electoral Commission from reporting its findings. Issues in South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, and Oregon necessitated its creation. Under it, Republicans agreed to appoint a Democrat to the cabinet and give them other positions. In exchange, the Democrats agreed not to challenge the awarding of 20 disputed electoral votes needed to determine the winner of the election. FTP, name this agreement that allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become President and effectively ended Reconstruction?
After months of negotiation, it was created in order to prevent a filibuster from occurring, which would have stopped the Electoral Commission from reporting its findings.
{Compromise of 1877}