Question

An infographic titled Johnson’s Impeachment 1868 is shown.‘Yea’ Votes for Impeachment by Region in the House for 11 Articles including abuse of power and illegal actions: North: 121, South: 4, West 3

‘Yea’ Votes for Impeachment by Region in the Senate for attempting to circumnavigate Congress: North: 29, South: 0, West 6

‘Yea’ Votes for Impeachment by Region in the Senate for abuse of power to make appointments: North: 29, South: 0, West: 6

Infographic also indicates that all Republicans and no Democrats voted Yea.

Source is Govtrack.
Use the image to answer the question.
Which of the following best accounts for the number of southern votes cast for Johnson’s impeachment?

(1 point)

Only a few southern states have been readmitted to the Union.

Southern states only had voting rights in the House of Representatives

Only a few southern representatives were Democrats.

Most southern representatives disliked Johnson.

Answer 1

Only a few southern states have been readmitted to the Union.

Reason: The infographic shows almost all Yea votes were Republicans and none were Democrats; after the Civil War many Southern states were not yet fully readmitted or seated in Congress during Reconstruction, so there were very few Southern representatives present (and those present were mostly Democrats who voted Nay).