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Why was President Andrew Johnson impeached?

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Answered by ashu5482
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The U.S. house of representatives votes II articles of impeachment against president Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson's removal of secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The house vote made President Johnson first president to be impeached in U.S. history.

abckanhaiya: Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 because he decided to dismiss Edwin M. Stanton (a radical Republican) and appoint Ulysses S. Grant in his place as secretary of war.
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