USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
July 1864 Congress passed what bill to rejoin states?
A
Wade-Davis Bill
B
Thomas Jefferson Bill
C
Brady Clark Bill
D
Lincoln Proclamation Bill
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Led by the Radical Republicans in the House and Senate, Congress passed the Wade-Davis bill on July 2, 1864-co-sponsored by Senator Benjamin Wade of Ohio and Representative Henry Davis of Maryland-to provide for the admission to representation of rebel states upon meeting certain conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bill was formally introduced February 15, 1864 as H.R. 244. The final vote of the house was 73–59.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 Answer. The provision of the Wade-Davis Bill that caused Lincoln to veto the bill was the 50%+ provision.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among other stipulations, the Wade-Davis Bill called for a majority of voters and government officials in Confederate states to take an oath, called the Ironclad Oath, swearing that they had never supported the Confederacy or made war against the United States.

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