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Rutherford B. Hayes: The Most Disputed President
History · Government — American History · Captions
About This Video
The election of Rutherford B. Hayes remains the single most disputed presidential outcome in American history—even more than the elections of the 21st century. What happened, and what were the consequences?
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Standards Met in Ohio
- AMH.9-12.12.lp.dGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify two previous time periods in American history as the Civil War (1860-1865) and Reconstruction (1865-1877), which left the country with continuing racial tensions.