26 Questions
What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?
To recognize former slaves as citizens with equal rights
What was the Democrats' declared goal in the post-war South?
To 'redeem' the South from 'negro rule'
What did the 'Redeemer' governments control in the Southern states?
Everything else backed by white militia groups
What was the Republican government's status in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
They controlled little more than the state capitol buildings
What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?
War
What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?
It aimed to negotiate the fate of Republican Reconstruction policy.
What was the popular vote margin in favor of Governor Samuel Tilden over Governor Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 election?
51% to 48%
What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?
South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?
Fate of Republican Reconstruction policy and black civil rights
What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?
185-184
What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?
It aimed to negotiate the outcome of a bitterly contested presidential election.
What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?
The fate of Republican Reconstruction policy and black civil and political rights in the South.
What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?
They predicted a bloody Civil War between the Northern and Southern states.
What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?
To safeguard black civil and political rights in the South.
What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?
South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida.
What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?
$185-184$
What was the Republican Congress's primary goal in enacting the reconstruction plan in 1867?
To ensure that former slaves were recognized as citizens with equal rights
What was the declared goal of the Democrats in the post-war South?
To redeem the South from 'negro rule'
Which party controlled the state governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
Redeemer
What was the primary method used by Southern Republicans to maintain control in the former rebel states?
Deployment of U.S. soldiers
What did Republicans aim to force white Southerners to recognize in the former rebel states?
Equal rights for former slaves
What was the outcome of the Tilden-Hayes election in November 1876?
'Redeemers' taking control of Florida, with disputed returns in South Carolina and Louisiana
What was the status of Republican governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?
'Redeemer' and Republican control
What was the significance of the Tilden-Hayes election in 1876?
'Redeemers' taking control of Florida and both disputed returns in South Carolina and Louisiana
What was the main form of opposition faced by Southern Republicans after gaining control of former rebel states?
Constant, violent white opposition
What was the predicted consequence if Tilden were not elected in 1876?
'War'
This case method project draft explores the Crisis of 1877, focusing on the negotiations and contested presidential election. The setting, discussions, and implications are examined within the context of the Reconstruction era.
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