Road to Andrew Johnson's impeachment

By s.arah.ovo

  • Radical Republicans refuse to seat senators from rebel states

    once Johnson came into office he made it easy for rebel states to rejoin the union, declaring that any percentage of allegiance was necessary instead of 50 or even 10. Due to this easy reincorporation previous confederates were able to take office and even be elected into congress. Once congress reconvened, Radical Republicans were outraged and refused to seat the former confederates.

  • Johnson becomes president

  • Johnson issues the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction

  • Johnson vetoes a bill to supplement and extend the Freedmen's Bureau

  • Johnson calls Radical Republicans in congress " disunionists"

  • over Johnson's veto, congress passes the tenure of office act

  • The impeachment trial for Andrew Johnson begins

  • Senate fails to convict Johnson on impeachment charges