Following Lincoln's assassination, President Andrew Johnson took on the responsibility of reconstruction. Andrew Johnson wanted to use Lincoln's ideas of reconstruction but in a modified form. Since Congress would be in recess for eight more months Johnson decided to go ahead with his plan. Johnson's goal in reconstruction was

President Andrew Johnson's presidency is considered a failure. His only success was ability to avoid being kicked out of office under impeachment. Although, during his administration many rights such as the rights to vote were given to blacks to pay them back for their military help. All these rights were pretty much useless by the system of black codes. Congress felt badly for the blacks and wanted to repay them in some way. President Andrew Johnson's administration was filled with both failures and success.

Johnson's conflict with Congress led to his impeachment. He was impeached by the House of Representatives and tried before the Senate. There were a total of 11 prepared articles of impeachment including an event in which Johnson tried to gain control of the Army in February 1868 by removing the secretary of war, his involvement in Lincoln's assassination, and the general charge that Johnson had attempted to intenti

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