The Road to Impeachment Timeline

  • Johnson becomes President

    Johnson becomes President
    After Lincolns Assassination by Booth at Ford's Theater Johnson soon became President and Shifted the blame of the Civil war on to the " Planter Aristocracy"
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    Opposition to the Radical Republicans, Johnson Plans to keep Lincolns Caboniet

    In the Radicals first meetings with the new President they were in full swing with the idea of Johnson's until they found out that he wanted to keep his Cabinet the same as Lincolns, which started to arise questions in Congress.