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Analyze why President Johnson was impeached and whether or not you think this move was legal and describe why you feel this way.

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The Tenure of Office Act was the main accusation leveled against Johnson. Specifically, that he had taken action to remove Edwin Stanton from his position as secretary of war and to temporarily replace him with Brevet Major General Lorenzo Thomas.
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