Question:What is the Compromise of 1877?

The compromise of 1877 was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 US Presidential Election. It was said that the white house would go to Rutherford B. Hays over Samuel Tilden. The agreement was that Hays would remove Fed...

Following the controversial election of 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes came in second place to Samuel J. Tilden. But Tilden did not have enough electoral votes to push him over the top since election results in three states were in dispute. In or...

The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876. In the election, results showed Democrat Samuel Tilden and Republican Rutherford ...

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Q: What were the components of the Compromise of 1877? What governmental groups and individuals were involved, etc? Be sure to include all relevant facts from the texts above, including who was involved, what was agreed upon, where this event took place, the results of the event, etc. Why do you think the Compromise of 1877 is also known as the Corrupt Bargain? What could be considered corrupt about it?

A: So many good links to help you, I will just give you a fewhttp://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/USA/1877Comp.htmlhttp://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h396.htmlhttp://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/compro1877def.htmhttp://www.fandm.edu/x2335http://compromiseof1877.com/info/info.htmCorrupt bargainhttp://www.experiencefestival.com/compromise_of_1877http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/737714http://www.icue.com/portal/site/iCue/chapter/?vgnextchannel=093a2ef11ac65110VgnVCM100000a7c3d240RCRD&chapterchannel=23465ccb7f7eb110VgnVCM10000075c1d240RCRDhttp://www.answers.com/topic/u-s-presidential-election-1824