President Johnson

By the title of this article you are probably thinking that Andrew Johnson was impeached. Many people think that he was just because of the title, but he was not impeached. He was tried for impeachment, but was acquitted by one vote.
Johnson's hearing for impeachment was on March 13,1868. Johnson was tried for impeachment because of many reasons. President Johnson obeyed the letter of the Reconstruction laws, but he was really against them. He chose people who liked the ex-confederates to serve as south military commanders. Johnson opposed a law passed by congress. …