Why was the compromise of 1877 called the corrupt bargain?
1. b/c Rutherford B. Hayes was given the election for agreeing to end reconstruction by removing federal troops from the south 2. b/c it was proven that Rutherford B. Hayes paid voters in three states to vote for him. 3. b/c nobody could believe that hayes could win a southern state 4. b/c both candidates were bargain shoppers