Everyone knew President Johnson had wanted to get rid of radical Republican Stanton. The House of Representatives charged that by this action, the President had tried "to bring into disgrace, ridicule, hatred, contempt, and reproach to the Congress of the United States."

On February 24, 1868, the House approved eleven articles of impeachment against President Johnson. Then the case went to the Senate for trial.

Only a majority vote was needed for impeachment in the House of Representatives, and a two-thirds majority was essential in the Senate to impeach the President. As the trial continued, many citizens felt as though this case against President Johnson was weak. When it came to a vote on the first two articles of impeachment, seven Republicans voted no, helping the Democrats. The vote was one short of the two-thirds majority necessary to impeach President Johnson.

TO SECURE THE REPUBLICAN POLITICAL AGENDA- The Republican party was

withdrawn from the Union and had consequently reverted to being territories

WADE-DAVIS BILL (1864)- Hard-line congressional Republicans, Radical

compromise between his 10% plan and the Wade-Davis Bill could be hammered

b) Pacific Railroad Act (1862) Congress provided incentives to encourage

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