USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
of states voters must take loyalty oath
A
Andrew Johnson’s Plan “Presidential Reconstruction”
B
“Radical Reconstruction” Plan
C
Congress’ Wade-Davis Bill
D
Congress Davis-Wade Bill
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Wade-Davis Reconstruction Bill would also have abolished slavery, but it required that 50 percent of a state’s White males take a loyalty oath to the United States (and swear they had never assisted the Confederacy) to be readmitted to the Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Wade-Davis Bill required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states, as opposed to Lincoln’s proposed 10%, must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification. Along with the loyalty pledge, the Bill would abolish slavery within the rebel states.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement best describes the Wade-Davis Bill? The bill was passed in Congress and was quickly approved by President Lincoln. The bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than Lincoln’s plan.

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