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| The Freedman's Bureau was established in 1865 by Congress to help former balck slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War. | |
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| Why was the Freedman's Bureau established? How did they contribute to Reconstruction? | |
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| The Tenure of Office Act in 1867 really pushed President Andrew over th edge. | |
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| So how did Andrew Johnson get impeached? Was it in correlation with Reconstruction? *gasp* | |
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| Yeap! This law made it impossible for the President to dismiss important government officials without the permission of the Senate. | |
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| OH! But Johnson hoped to challenge the constitutionality of the Tenure of Office Act by suspending Stanton and appointing Ulysses S. Grant Secretary of War! | |
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