After our quiz on early reconstruction events we began to examine the relationship between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republican alliance in Congress. This was a fight for the ages and resulted in a HUGE number of vetoes and overrides over how to properly reconstruct the South.
These battles results in the Radical Republican alliance using "impeachment" to get rid of Johnson. The charges are pretty weak, and the final votes in the Senate saves Johnson by 1 vote, BUT he is pretty powerless and silent for the rest of his term. he finished with more of a whimper than a bang.
