How did the Compromise of 1877 end Reconstruction?
A. It guaranteed equal protection for African Americans under the Civil Rights Act.
B. It approved a recount of the 1876 election and eliminated debt of Southern States.
C. It ended Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the south in return for approving Rutherford B. Hayes as President.
D. It prevented the spread of slavery by prohibiting it in all new Western territories.