Question 8 • US History
The Wade-Davis Bill required a majority of a state’s white male citizens to swear they had never supported the Confederacy before the state could be readmitted. Lincoln’s plan required only 10 percent of voters to take a loyalty oath, so the Wade-Davis Bill set a stricter standard. It was proposed by congressional Republicans, not Johnson’s supporters, and Lincoln blocked it with a pocket veto.
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