Johnson's policies went against the wishes and plans of Congress.
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Johnson's policies went against the wishes and plans of Congress.
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Carpetbaggers and scalawags gained the most from reconstruction.
The states in the South had to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.
The failure to impeach Andrew Johnson showed that Congress cannot remove the president due to policy disagreements. This would give Congress toomuch power. - Andrew
Andrew Jackson was not impeached; Andrew Johnson was. When the Radical Republicans were in charge of Congress, they hoped that the South was punished severely, and Johnson talked tough about Reconstruction. Andrew Johnson then proceeded to do exactly opposite of what he had promised, vetoing every act that helped the new freedmen and allowing a swift and extremely lenient reunion for the Southern states. The Radical Republicans were astonished and tried to kick him from the position of President.
Thaddeus Stevens aided in taking control of Reconstruction away from, as well as instigating impeachment proceedings against, President Andrew Johnson. He also contributed heavily to the writing of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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They blamed the problem on Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies