Multiple choice In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South support the Black Codes award the Presidency to Democrat Samuel Tilden Accepted the supreme court decision in Dred Scott v. sanford Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation The Compromise of 1877 settled the contested 1876 presidential election. In exchange for Rutherford B. Hayes becoming president, Republicans agreed to remove remaining federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.