Impeachment 101

They were members of Congress who wanted to guarantee the rights of the freedmen (correct)

They were Southern leaders who wanted to regain control of state governments

They were Northern businessmen who wanted to profit from the Reconstruction period

They were ex-Rebels who wanted to continue their fight against the Union

He repeatedly gave pardons to ex-Rebels

He violated the Tenure of Office Act (correct)

He failed to win favor with the Radical Republicans

He publicly expressed his defiance of the Radical Republicans

To gain the support of the Radical Republicans (correct)

To veto reconstruction bills

To challenge the constitutionality of the Tenure of Office Act

To continue his defiance of Congress