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Why was Andrew Johnson impeached why was his impeachment important

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The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson's removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in U.S. history.

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He was impeached cause in the 1860's he was accused for violating the Tenure of Office Act

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