Why was the election of 1876 significant?
a. The election was proof that most voters wanted to continue military Reconstruction in the South.
b. The outcome was determined by an electoral commission established by Congress.
c. It was disrupted by the third-party candidacy of Horace Greeley.
d. It served as proof that southern Republican leaders were incompetent.
b. The outcome was determined by an electoral commission established by Congress.
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