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What was the goal of the wade-davis bill?
a. to guarantee freedmen equal protection before the law
b. to confiscate the property of ex-confederates
c. to force three-fourths of voters in a former rebel state to take a loyalty oath
d. to grant forty acres and a mule to every male ex-slave?

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The Wade-Davis bill was made by the Republicans in the Senate after the Civil War. The government were setting up penalties for treason to rebellions before they swear back their oath back to the union. Under this bill includes:

1. Abolishment of slavery
2. 50% of the rebellious voters would swear oath to the Union
3. State officers will be elected after a constitutional convention

The closest answer is letter C.