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Congress tried two times to impeach President Johnson, but he was acquitted both times. True or False?

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False, hope this helped ish:)

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False. He was impeached the first time.
The only reason he assumed the Presidency was because Lincoln was assassinated . His plans as president did not give protection to former slaves so it created conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress. That led to him being impeached basically.
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