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O Impeachment de Andrew Johnson, o décimo sétimo Presidente dos Estados Unidos, aconteceu durante a era da reconstrução.
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24, 1868, when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, for "high crimes and misdemeanors".
Andrew Johnson era vice-presidente da República quando Abraham Lincoln, então Presidente, foi assassinado com um tiro na cabeça em 14 de abril de 1865, dentro do Teatro Ford, enquanto assistia à peça Our American Cousin. Com a morte de Lincoln, Johnson teve de assumir o poder.
During the years immediately following the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson clashed repeatedly with the Republican-controlled Congress over reconstruction of the defeated South. Johnson vetoed legislation that Congress passed to protect the rights of those who had been freed from slavery.
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, was held in the United States Senate and concluded with acquittal on three of eleven charges before adjourning sine die without a verdict on the remaining charges.
22 de jul. de 2019 · Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. After the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson and Congress were divided on how to rebuild the former Confederacy. Johnson saw reconstructing the South as an executive responsibility and vetoed all congressional initiatives.
President Andrew Johnson became the first President of the United States to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He was impeached in 1868 for dismissing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton without the approval of the Senate as required in the Tenure of Office Act and for attacking congressional policies on the Reconstruction in the South.
