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Presidential and Radical Reconstruction — Quiz

Question 8 • US History

Which statement best describes the Wade-Davis Bill?

Answer
A
The bill required states to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment to be readmitted.
B
The bill was proposed by supporters of Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction.
C
The bill was passed in Congress and quickly approved by President Lincoln.
D
The bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than Lincoln’s plan.

Explanation

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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