USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Andrew Johnson’s main conflict with Congress was over?
A
Lunch
B
Reconstruction
C
Firing of Sec. of War E. Stanton
D
Tenure of Office Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The slavery question drove a wedge between the state’s Unionists, and Johnson eventually took a stance in favor of abolishing slavery, while the more conservative Unionists refused to do so. This schism also hampered the governor’s efforts to restore civilian government.

Detailed explanation-2: -xml Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Secretary of War Edwin Stanton served under President Abraham Lincoln and continued under President Johnson. He was an ally of Republicans in Congress and an irritant to Johnson, who twice tried to fire him.

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