United States History Question of the Day


Thomas Nast depiction of a carpetbagger,
one of Reconstruction's many problems
(Source:Wikimedia Commons--public domain)


Question 0100118:

The disputed presidential election in 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden was decided by
 
    (A)    an electoral commission
    (B)    the Supreme Court
    (C)    the House of Representatives
    (D)    the Electoral College
    (E)     the Freedmens Bureau

Answer and explanation