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Which of the following did the Wade-Davis Bill require? Check all of the boxes that apply.

abolition of slavery in all states

50% of a state’s population to swear loyalty to the Union

10% of the voters from the 1860 election in each state to swear loyalty to the Union

African Americans to be given the right to vote in all states

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- Abolition of slavery in all states — Yes. The Wade–Davis bill required new state governments to abolish slavery as a condition of readmission.

- 50% of a state’s population to swear loyalty to the Union — Effectively yes: the bill required a majority (about 50%) of a state's voters (those qualified in 1860) to take an “ironclad” loyalty oath.

The other two are incorrect: the 10% loyalty rule was Lincoln’s plan, and the Wade–Davis bill did not require universal African American suffrage.