Question

impeaching johnson

• fearing johnsons power, congress passed the
• johnson would need approval from the senate to remove officials from office
• johnson attempted to fire secretary of war _, which would remove all radical republicans from his cabinet
• stanton barricaded himself in his office for _, refusing to leave out of fear that johnson would remove him from office
• the house of representatives voted to _ johnson due to violating the tenure of office act
• the senate failed to impeach johnson by a single vote, allowing johnson to remain in office
• johnson promised to enforce radical reconstruction, and did so for the remainder of his presidency

the reconstruction amendments

• with the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments added to the constitution, the

amendment was now the final \_ amendment\ to be passed

• union general _ won the election of 1868 by a small margin
• republicans wanted to secure the african american vote to win elections, and passed the fifteenth amendment
• states could no longer deny people the right to vote based on _

Explanation:

This is about the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction - era events in US history. Fearing Johnson's power, Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act which required Senate approval for him to remove officials. He tried to fire Edwin M. Stanton, who barricaded himself for months. The House voted to impeach Johnson for violating the Act. In Reconstruction, with the 13th and 14th Amendments passed, the 15th Amendment was the final "Reconstruction Amendment". Ulysses S. Grant won the 1868 election and the 15th Amendment prohibited states from denying the right - to - vote based on race.

Answer:

1. Tenure of Office Act
2. Edwin M. Stanton
3. months
4. impeach
5. Fifteenth; Reconstruction
6. Ulysses S. Grant
7. race