Why did the Union troops pull out of the South?

Select one:

a. It was part of an agreement that resulted in the election of Rutherford Hayes to the Presidency.

b. The North could no longer afford to maintain troops in the South.

c. Union leaders decided it was time to relax restrictions on the south.

d. All of the above.

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Jamya Fischer

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30 January, 21:46

Why did the Union troops pull out of the South?

Select one:

a. It was part of an agreement that resulted in the election of Rutherford Hayes to the Presidency.

b. The North could no longer afford to maintain troops in the South.

c. Union leaders decided it was time to relax restrictions on the south.

d. All of the above.

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Ahmad Knox · Answer 1

Some of the major reasons why Union troops pulled out of the South were "all of the above," since it was viewed as politically and socially advantageous for the North to release its "grip" on the Southern states near the end of Reconstruction.