RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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His opposition to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
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His refusal to investigate reported criminal activity by the Union army during the Civil War
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His opposition to Radical Reconstruction policies for former Confederate states
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His refusal to use the Homestead Act to redistribute land to former slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson vetoed legislation that Congress passed to protect the rights of those who had been freed from slavery. This clash culminated in the House of Representatives voting, on February 24, 1868, to impeach the president.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary charge against Johnson was that he had violated the Tenure of Office Act. Specifically, that he had acted to remove from office Edwin Stanton and to replace him with Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas as secretary of war ad interim.
Detailed explanation-3: -President Johnson was impeached because he fired an official who was protected under the Tenure of office Act and because the house felt he had brought the office of president into disgrace. He was spared removal from office by one vote.