What are two central ideas of this text? a northerners and southerners wanted to put the war quickly behind them and return to peace. b president johnson wanted to punish the south for its rebellion but congress limited his power to do so. c many northerners wanted to punish the southerners for their treason and defiance. d reconstruction ended in a stalemate, with neither the republicans nor democrats wielding significant power in the south. e president johnson was impeached for continuously working against congress by not only vetoing their approved laws, but defying new approved, legal legislation. f it was fortunate that that president johnson was not removed from office because it would have set a dangerous precedent for american politics.