Wade-Davis Bill Part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
When was the wade Davis bill created?
A
1864
2
Q
What was the wade Davis bill all about?
A
Retribution
3
Q
What was the wade Davis bill opposite of?
A
Ten Percent Plan
4
Q
Was the war over when the wade Davis bill was created?
A
No
5
Q
Who was Wade? Who was Davis?
A
Wade: Ohio Senator
Davis: Maryland Senator
6
Q
What was the wade Davis bill based on?
A
The role of a conquering army
7
Q
What was special about the year 1864?
A
Election year
8
Q
What was required of a state’s population in order for a constitutional convention to be created?
A
A majority of the state’s population had to pledge an ironclad oath of loyalty to the Union
9
Q
What is an ironclad oath?
A
You have to do this or else
10
Q
Who were the two people behind the Wade-Davis Bill?
A
Benjamin Wade and Henry Winter Davis
