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4-What was the Wade- Davis Bill? Why did Lincoln veto it?

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The Wade-Davis Bill of 1864 was the Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan. It stated that at least 50% of eligible voters of the southern Confederate states had to vote and take oath of allegiance to the Union in order to be readmitted. Lincoln refused to sign this bill thinking it was too harsh.

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