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How did the election of Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876 affect Reconstruction? A. Military occupation of the South was extended for four years. B. Military occupation of the South was ended. C. Hayes appointed Democrats as governors in the former Confederate states. D. Hayes worked with Congress to develop a plan for ending Reconstruction in states that ratified the 13th Amendment.

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Answer: B. Military occupation of the South was ended

Specifically, Union troops were pulled from Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana.  This was known as the Compromise of 1877, which helped Rutherford Hayes to formalize the presidency (otherwise lawmakers were threatening to filibuster the results).