Rutherford B. Hayes Dbq

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The event that led to a shift in power during reconstruction of the south was the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president. The text states, “Democrats allow Hayes to become president... Hayes agreed to give the Southern states “The right to control their own affairs.”” (Hart 331). This quote shows that there is a new man leading the nation and he is making some changes. Hayes was now in