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He was the Democratic candidate who narrowly lost the controversial presidential election of 1876.
Who is Samuel Tilden?
This was the 1864 legislation proposed by Radical Republicans that intended to make Reconstruction the responsibility of Congress, and not the president.
What is the Wade-Davis Bill?
This phrase was used by General Sherman to promote the idea that plantations should be confiscated, divided up, and then given to former slaves.
What is "40 acres and a mule?"