which statement best describes the wade - davis bill?\nthe bill was passed in congress and quickly approved…
which statement best describes the wade - davis bill?\nthe bill was passed in congress and quickly approved by president lincoln.\nthe bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than lincolns plan.\nthe bill required states to ratify the fifteenth amendment to be readmitted.\nthe bill was proposed by supporters of johnsons plan for reconstruction.
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Brief Explanations:
The Wade-Davis Bill was a Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction. Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan required 10% of a state's voters to swear loyalty; Wade-Davis required a majority ("ironclad oath") of white male citizens to swear they never supported the Confederacy, making it stricter on loyalty. Lincoln pocket-vetoed the bill, so it was not approved. The Fifteenth Amendment (voting rights for Black men) came later, and Johnson's plan was more lenient than Wade-Davis.
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The bill required a greater show of loyalty for readmittance than Lincoln's plan.