Why was the Compromise of 1877 needed?
Regarding this, was the Compromise of 1877 a good idea?
The Compromise of 1876 effectively ended the Reconstruction era. Southern Democrats' promises to protect civil and political rights of blacks were not kept, and the end of federal interference in southern affairs led to widespread disenfranchisement of blacks voters.
Similarly one may ask, why was the Compromise of 1877 passed?
The Compromise of 1877 was reached to settle the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election. The secret deal ensured that the Republican Party candidate, Rutherford Hayes, would become the next president and that the Democrats would regain political power in the southern state governments.
Democrats would accept Rutherford B. Hayes as president, and in return, Republicans would remove the last of the troops from the South, thereby ending Reconstruction.