Question

The Wade-Davis Bill passed by Congress, then vetoed by Lincoln, stipulated that _______ percent of voters in a Confederate state must take an oath of future loyalty to the Union before a process of restoration could begin.

Answer 1

The Wade-Davis Bill passed by Congress, then vetoed by Lincoln, stipulated that over fifty percent (a majority) of voters in a Confederate state must take an oath of
future loyalty to the Union before a process of restoration could begin, since it was drafted by two radical republicans.