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the rivial plan proposed by congress to president Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan was the Wade-Davis Bill. It was vetoed.
Wade-Davis Bill
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The Wade-Davis Bill required that a majority of southern prewar voters swear loyalty to the union.
The Wade-Davis Bill required that a majority of prewar southern voters swear loyalty to the Union.
pocket vetoed
The Wade Davis Bill was supported by a Republican dominated Congress. The reconstruction plan was designed to allow ex-Confederate states to rejoin the union.
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how to readmit the confederate states back into the union
How to readmit Confederate states back into the union.
The Wade-Davis Bill required that a majority of prewar southern voters swear loyalty to the Union.