They could gain new territory, a possible route to India by ocean or natural resources
The Bill is given a title and a number after the first reading.
An informal deal was struck to resolve the dispute: the Compromise of 1877, which awarded all 20 electoral votes to Hayes; in return for the Democrats' acquiescence to Hayes' election, the Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction.
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C. is the answer to the question
