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The policy difference over which Johnson was impeached was the implementation of the 12th, 13th, & 14th Amendments to the Constitution, and trying to end the systemic dehumanization of African Americans.
The policy difference over which Johnson was impeached was the implementation of the 12th, 13th, & 14th Amendments to the Constitution, and trying to end the systemic dehumanization of African Americans.
After being impeached, Johnson failed to win the Democratic nomination for President at a convention the slogan of which was "It's a White Man's Country, Let the White Man Rule."
The Democrats lost to Ulysses S. Grant, who had won the Civil War for the Union.
The Democrats lost to Ulysses S. Grant, who had won the Civil War for the Union.
Grant continued the work of Reconstruction, until the contested election of his successor, Rutherford B. Hayes.
Hayes lost the popular vote to Tilden, but was given additional electoral votes by the electoral college when he agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South.
Hayes lost the popular vote to Tilden, but was given additional electoral votes by the electoral college when he agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South.
Thus ended Reconstruction.
