Which of the following best accounts for the number of southern votes cast for Johnson's impeachment?

Question

1.Only a few southern states have been readmitted to the Union
2.Southern states only had voting rights in the House of Representatives
3.Only a few southern representatives were Democrats
4.Most southern representatives disliked Johnson

Answer 1

The option that best accounts for the number of southern votes cast for Johnson's impeachment is:

4. Most southern representatives disliked Johnson.

This statement is supported by the political climate of the time, where many southern representatives were opposed to Johnson's policies and his approach to Reconstruction, which they felt did not adequately support Southern interests or rights after the Civil War.