Which violation of the Tenure Office Act led to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson?
A. Veto of the civil rights act of 1866
B. removal of secretary of war, Edwin stanton
C. assassination of Abraham lincoln
D. establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau
On February 21, 1868, the president appointed Lorenzo Thomas, a brevet major general in the Army, as interim Secretary of War, ordered the removal of Stanton from office, and informed the Senate of his actions.
