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With which Southern political group did the Hayes administration pursue an alliance?
The Confederate Veterans
The Old Southern Whigs
The Southern Democrats
The Southern Independents
Answer
The Hayes administration forged an alliance with the Old Southern Whigs, a faction of the Democratic Party that had broken away due to their support for the Reconstruction policies of President Rutherford B. Hayes. These Whigs shared the Republican Party's commitment to economic modernization and a strong central government, but differed on issues of civil rights and states' rights.
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