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Declining Power and Corruption: The Election of 1872

Grant wins the election of 1872, but rumors of corruption during his first term discredit the Republicans. The declining power of the Radical Republicans and the desire to move on from the Civil War impact the election. This section also explores the weakening support for Reconstruction, concerns over westward expansion and Indian wars, and the economic Panic of 1873. The 1874 elections result in the loss of Republican control in most Southern states, leading to less support for black rights. The 1876 Presidential Election ends in a tie and is ultimately decided by Congress, with Hayes winning. The compromise marks the end of Reconstruction, and African Americans face the loss of rights with the introduction of poll taxes, literacy tests, and Jim Crow laws. The section also touches upon the cycle of poverty for sharecroppers and the industrial growth of the "New South."

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Declining Power and Corruption: The Election of 1872

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  1. Chapter 16 Section 3

  2. The Election of 1872 • Grant wins, but: • Power of Radical Republicans was declining as people wanted to move on and put the Civil War in the past • Rumors of corruption during Grant’s first term discredit Republicans. • Grant made bad choices by putting his friends in charge of the government • Republican party will suffer in next election!

  3. 1872 Presidential Election

  4. Popular Vote for President: 1872

  5. Northern and Southern Support Wanes • “Grantism” & corruption weakens support of Reconstruction. • Time for federal troops to leave the South! • Panic of 1873 [ began a 6-year depression]. • Concern over westwardexpansion and Indian wars. • All of this will hurt Republicans in the 1874 elections!

  6. 1874 was not a presidential election year! • However, it was an election year for the Congress • All but three southern states lost Republican control • This means less support for blacks rights! • By 1877 Democrats controlled all southern states in Congress

  7. 1876 Presidential Tickets

  8. 1876 Presidential Election

  9. Predict! • Break into groups of 3 • I know you have read this section and know the outcome, but I want you to predict who will win the election of 1876 and be able to explain how since the electoral college vote ended in a tie.

  10. Too close to call, so Congress decides! • Not likely that Tilden would win on electoral votes • Therefore, Democrats agree to let Hayes win • WHY???? He was Republican!!! • Hayes had privately agreed to end Reconstruction which is what the Democrats wanted all along

  11. The End of Reconstruction

  12. The Political Crisis of 1877 • “Corrupt Bargain”Part II?

  13. Hayes Prevails

  14. Alas, the Woes of Childhood… Sammy Tilden—Boo-Hoo! Ruthy Hayes’s got my Presidency, and he won’t give it to me!

  15. A Political Crisis: The “Compromise” of 1877

  16. African Americans Lose Rights • Poll tax • Grandfather clauses (January 1, 1867) • Literacy tests • Jim Crow laws • Plessy v. Ferguson - 1896

  17. A Cycle of Poverty • Sharecroppers • What were they? • How did this system work? • Could anyone gain their freedom? • Was it on purpose?

  18. Industrial Growth • “New South” • Tobacco • Industry – textiles • Iron, timber, oil, furniture

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