The Economic Depression of 1873
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During the Depression of 1873, what happened to wages for workers in the South?

  • Wages increased
  • Wages fluctuated
  • Wages plummeted (correct)
  • Wages remained stable

    • What impact did the Depression of 1873 have on the laboring class in the North?

  • It crushed them (correct)
  • It had no impact
  • It improved their conditions
  • It led to increased labor rights

    • Why did the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives after the 1874 elections?

  • Due to economic recovery
  • Due to scandals in the Grant Administration (correct)
  • Due to increased voter turnout
  • Due to successful policy implementation

    • What was the Mississippi Plan?

    <p>A wave of violence to intimidate Black activists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which state's Republican governor pleaded for federal intervention to stop the violence of the Mississippi Plan?

    <p>Florida</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Rutherford B. Hayes' focus during his Ohio gubernatorial campaign?

    <p>Fighting corruption and alcohol abuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which three states would determine the president in the 1876 election?

    <p>Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what was the outcome of the Compromise of 1877?

    <p>Democrats conceded the presidency to Hayes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect did the Compromise of 1877 have on the political situation in the South?

    <p>Southern Democrats were able to return to power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the federal special electoral commission vote in favor of?

    <p>Hayes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Democrats threaten to boycott Hayes's inauguration?

    <p>They believed Tilden was the rightfully elected president</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did white conservatives do during Reconstruction?

    <p>Organized violence and fraud</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Republicans no longer have after 1877?

    <p>Political capital to intervene in the South</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the Compromise of 1877 on African Americans in the South?

    <p>Freedpeople continued to hold some local offices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the unmet promises of Reconstruction?

    <p>Most of the promises</p> Signup and view all the answers

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