Individual: 1868- 1877
Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth president from 1865 to 1869. Johnson was the first president who had been impeached by the U.S House of Representatives. He was impeached because he didn’t respect the Tenure of Office Act.
Susan B. Anthony was an abolitionist and women’s rights advocate. She was also the other founder of the National Women Suffrage Association in 1869. The ways she fought for Women’s Rights were by making petitions that people signed, saying speeches, and creating organizations.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist for the Women’s Rights and led the Women’s Suffragist. She fought for women’s rights to vote, for education, having the right to own property, and more. Stanton also found the National …show more content…
When he fought in the First Battle of Bull Run, his Union troops were defeated badly. Then, in 1869, when Ulysses Grant became the president, Sherman became the general of the Union Army again after he resigned his position. During that time, he ordered to attack the Indian tribes.
Thaddeus Stevens was a member of the U.S House of Representatives from 1859 to 1868 and disagreed with slavery and attempted to protect the rights of African Americans during the period of Reconstruction. He forced Congress to pass an amendment that ended slavery.
When the Civil War ended, Isaac Myer was unemployed because white people protested against the employment of African Americans. In 1869, the National Labor Union allowed African Americans, including Myer into their federation.
Harriet Wilson was an African American book writer. In 1870, when she went to Chicago, she spoke about education for kids.
Benjamin Butler was a Union Army general during the Civil War and a member of the U.S House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He came up with an Act that was against the Ku Klux Klan in 1871, which allowed the authority to take members of the KKK into trial, but in the
Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth president from 1865 to 1869. Johnson was the first president who had been impeached by the U.S House of Representatives. He was impeached because he didn’t respect the Tenure of Office Act.
Susan B. Anthony was an abolitionist and women’s rights advocate. She was also the other founder of the National Women Suffrage Association in 1869. The ways she fought for Women’s Rights were by making petitions that people signed, saying speeches, and creating organizations.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist for the Women’s Rights and led the Women’s Suffragist. She fought for women’s rights to vote, for education, having the right to own property, and more. Stanton also found the National …show more content…
When he fought in the First Battle of Bull Run, his Union troops were defeated badly. Then, in 1869, when Ulysses Grant became the president, Sherman became the general of the Union Army again after he resigned his position. During that time, he ordered to attack the Indian tribes.
Thaddeus Stevens was a member of the U.S House of Representatives from 1859 to 1868 and disagreed with slavery and attempted to protect the rights of African Americans during the period of Reconstruction. He forced Congress to pass an amendment that ended slavery.
When the Civil War ended, Isaac Myer was unemployed because white people protested against the employment of African Americans. In 1869, the National Labor Union allowed African Americans, including Myer into their federation.
Harriet Wilson was an African American book writer. In 1870, when she went to Chicago, she spoke about education for kids.
Benjamin Butler was a Union Army general during the Civil War and a member of the U.S House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He came up with an Act that was against the Ku Klux Klan in 1871, which allowed the authority to take members of the KKK into trial, but in the