False. The presidential election of 1872 did not officially end Reconstruction. Reconstruction officially ended when the Compromise of 1877 was reached after the 1876 presidential election. This compromise resulted in the removal of federal troops from the South and marked the end of Reconstruction.
False. The presidential election of 1872 did not officially end Reconstruction. Reconstruction, which was the period following the American Civil War aimed at rebuilding and integrating the Southern states into the Union, technically ended with the Compromise of 1877. This compromise marked the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the formal conclusion of Reconstruction.
