But again, on states' rights grounds, Tyler vetoed it. In retaliation, the Whigs expelled Tyler from their party. All the Cabinet resigned but Secretary of State Webster. A year later when Tyler vetoed a tariff bill, the first impeachment resolution against a President was introduced in the House of Representatives.

Why did John Tyler's Cabinet resign?

A strict constructionist, Tyler found much of the Whig platform unconstitutional, and he vetoed several bills favored by party leader Henry Clay. ... In response to these vetoes, most of Tyler's cabinet resigned, and Whig congressmen expelled Tyler from the party.

What did president John Tyler do?

John Tyler (1790-1862) served as America's 10th president from 1841 to 1845. ... Among his administration's accomplishments was the 1845 annexation of Texas. Before he died, Tyler voted for Virginia's secession from the Union and was elected to the Confederate Congress.