What was one result of President Haye's decision to end Reconstruction? A. an increase in Republicans elected to office B. the return of Southern states to "Yankee rule" C. a decrease in Democrats elected to office D. the return of southern states

The correct answer is D. One result of President Haye's decision to end Reconstruction was the return of Southern states to "home rule".

Explanation:

The end of Reconstruction after the pact between Democrats and Republicans in the elections of 1876 implied that, to guarantee the republican victory at the federal level, the Democratic Party was given back the power to rule over the southern states.

Thus, the Democratic Party returned from its ban and won in the subsequent elections, obtaining various state and local governments. Basically, through this pact, southern citizens were once again allowed to elect their representatives, reestablishing the Home Rule.

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.