RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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They disagreed over plans for Reconstruction.
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They believed Johnson was guilty of taking bribes.
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They disagreed over the election of President Grant.
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They opposed the 15th Amendment, but he supported it.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Radical Republicans opposed Andrew Johnson’s plan for reconstruction because Johnson’s plan failed to address the needs of former slaves, and the radicals were trying to enforce the freed slaves and get them more rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -*The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson because they were outraged by his actions of removing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton from office, which was a deliberate violation of the Tenure of Office Act. *Johnson was accused of misconduct, and the case was sent to the Senate for trial.