Question
Why did Republicans in Congress attempt to impeach President Andrew Johnson?
A. the disagreed over plans for Reconstruction.
B. they believed Johnson was guilty of taking bribes.
C. they disagreed over the election of President Grant.
D. they opposed the Fifteenth Amendment, but he supported it.
A. the disagreed over plans for Reconstruction.
B. they believed Johnson was guilty of taking bribes.
C. they disagreed over the election of President Grant.
D. they opposed the Fifteenth Amendment, but he supported it.
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A. they disagreed over plans for Reconstruction.
Republicans in Congress attempted to impeach President Andrew Johnson primarily due to his opposition to their Reconstruction policies. Johnson's leniency towards the Southern states and his vetoes of key Reconstruction legislation created significant conflict with the Republican-controlled Congress, leading to his impeachment in 1868.
Republicans in Congress attempted to impeach President Andrew Johnson primarily due to his opposition to their Reconstruction policies. Johnson's leniency towards the Southern states and his vetoes of key Reconstruction legislation created significant conflict with the Republican-controlled Congress, leading to his impeachment in 1868.