Which was a political consequence of the end of reconstruction?

A) The series of Democratic presidents were elected

B) The Democratic Party returned to dominance in the south

C) A large number of African Americans were elected to national office

D) The republican party fragment in along sectional lines

B

Explanation:

A: If I have the right time period (the end of Grant's Presidency) a very long line of Republican presidents were elected. Grant himself was a Republican. So from 1861 to 1884, the Republican Party was really dominant. It was interrupted somewhat by Lincoln who was affiliated with another party, but he was remembered mostly as a Republican. Grover Cleveland in 1884 broke the Republican strong hold.

B is true. The Democrats consisted mostly of white voters. They were united and had a vision for the south.

C is just not true. Few Blacks could vote, let alone take office. The first two were elected in 1870, one as a congressman and the other as a senator! Since then over 160 have served in either the senate or congress. It is not a particularly large number.

D Since I think B is unconditionally true, this must be false, but I don't know why. I cannot see how it could be so when the Republicans held the presidency for so long and the dominated Congress even longer.

B) The Democratic Party returned to dominance in the south

Explanation:

The Democratic Party returned to dominance in the southwas a political consequence of the end of reconstruction.