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The Compromise of 1877 resulted in Rutherford B. Hayes becoming President instead of Samuel J. Tilden.
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Is it true that the Compromise of 1877 resulted in Rutherford B. Hayes becoming President instead of Samuel J. Tilden?
Yes. Multiple historical sources confirm that the Compromise of 1877 resolved the disputed 1876 election by allowing Republican Rutherford B. Hayes to assume the presidency over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.
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Wikipedia: Compromise of 1877. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877
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Mentions candidates Hayes and Tilden in the disputed election context that led to the end of Reconstruction.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 17.7%3A The End of Reconstruction. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Book%3A_US_History_I_(AY_Collection)_(Lumen)/17%3A_Reconstruction/17.7%3A_The_End_of_Reconstruction
Explicitly states that the Compromise of 1877 installed Rutherford B. Hayes instead of Samuel J. Tilden.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: History of Florida/Florida from Civil War to the Gilded Age, 1861-1900. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/History_of_Florida/Florida_from_Civil_War_to_the_Gilded_Age,_1861-1900
Notes that a compromise resulted in Hayes becoming U.S. President over Tilden.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Samuel Tilden 1876 presidential campaign. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Tilden_1876_presidential_campaign
Confirms Democrats allowed Hayes to become president instead of their own candidate, Samuel J. Tilden.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Compromise of 1877. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877
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