President Andrew Johnson was impeached because
A) He refused to dismiss his vice president after he joined the Ku Klux Klan.
B) He attempted to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act.
C) He accepted a bribe from the Credit Mobilier Corporation.
D) He pardoned several Confederate generals including Robert E. Lee.
E) He nominated several black men to his cabinet.
Answer: B) He attempted to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act.
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