jul 2, 1864 - Wade Davis Bill Passed

Description:

A bill proposed by Radical Republican senators Benjamin Wade and Henry Winter Davis declared that the Reconstruction of the South was a legislative, not executive, matter. It was an attempt to weaken the power of President Lincoln. The South will agree with this if it means weakening the power of the President. This was a step backwards in the means of Reconstruction.

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Unit 5 APUSH Timeline

ByCarlos Lupercio

8 Dec 2022

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Date:

jul 2, 1864

Now

~ 161 years ago