Question

How did the Compromise of 1877 influence American American civil rights?

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(A) It signaled that the federal government would refrain from actively supporting African American rights, allowing Southern Democrats to overturn political gains by African Americans.


(B) It required the federal government to propose new amendments that restricted African American rights, helping southern states overturn federal civil rights laws.


(C) It gave African Americans more roles in the federal government, giving them more power to reshape the South.


(D) It allowed the federal government to continue to reshape southern society, increasing rights for African Americans.

Answer 1

(A) It signaled that the federal government would refrain from actively supporting African American rights, allowing Southern Democrats to overturn political gains by African Americans.

Step-by-step explanation:

(A) It signaled that the federal government would refrain from actively supporting African American rights, allowing Southern Democrats to overturn political gains by African Americans.

It signaled the end of Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal troops from the South. This withdrawal allowed Southern Democrats to retake control of state governments and undo African Americans' political gains during Reconstruction.

The 1877 Compromise was an informal agreement between Democrats and Republicans to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876. As part of the deal, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the election winner, and in exchange, he agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South. This effectively ended Reconstruction and allowed Southern Democrats to enact laws and policies that limited African Americans' rights.

African Americans faced violence and intimidation from white supremacists without federal protection. In 1896, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson reinforced segregation and discrimination against African Americans, which lasted for decades until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.