Andrew Johnson

out of poverty in the south, Andrew Johnson, took office following Lincoln’s assassination and now faced the seemingly insurmountable task of mending a split nation. However after Johnson 's continuation of Lincoln 's approach to reconstruction, consisting of lenient policy regarding the South and widespread amnesty, radical republicans who favored stricter terms for the South were infuriated (Severance). Tensions between the two contradicting sides grew as neither parties were willing to compromise and the issue culminated in the impeachment of Andrew Johnson,…

Andrew Johnson was born in North Carolina to an indigent family, most of which were extremely uneducated and could not read or write. Through years of self-teaching, and with a little help along the way from some friends, Johnson became an adequate speaker and writer. Although, from his background, no one would ever guess that Johnson would eventually rise to one of the most powerful positions in the government, and become the 17 President of the United States of America. Johnson was born in…

giving blacks the right to vote. Now, Andrew Johnson being the vice president was sworn into office the day Lincoln was murdered. He had a different perspective on black futures. Johnson was a racist, he wasn’t quiet about it by any means and didn’t care who knew. He had previously been a Southerner, so he leaned towards the Confederate side during his time in office. “His vision was of a South in which the old planter elite would share power with their natural allies, the white yeomen, and in…

the war, the turmoil continued with the assassination of President Lincoln. Andrew Johnson, the Vice President at the time, took Lincoln’s place as the President of the United States. As president during this critical time, it was Johnson’s duty to reunify the southern slave states and the northern rebellious population. This was a strenuous task to complete, especially as he was filling in the role of a former president who tremendously helped with the Civil War and slavery. Johnson tried to…

Even though Andrew Johnson grew up on the troubled side, he would soon grow up to make an impact on the United States of America that will forever be remembered. On December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson was born in a log cabin in Raleigh, North Carolina to his mother, Mary Polly and his father, Jacob Johnson. Andrew grew up in a rural community where he and his family struggled to make ends meet. On January 4, 1812 Andrew’s father, Jacob Johnson, drowns while trying to save the lives of his two…

I selected three primary sources, The Trial of Andrew Johnson, 1868, Ku Klux Klan, 1868, and Kamikaze Attack, 1944. The trial of Andrew Johnson, 1868 is mainly about how the Judiciary Committee finds a way to impeach Andrew Johnson, but Johnson got to stay as a president by one lucky vote. The Ku Klux Klan is about an organization killing slaves and carpet baggers for fun, and how their organization got big in the south. The Kamikaze Attack was a battle between the Japanese and the American…

When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, his vice president Andrew Johnson became president. He was only around for a month and was elected. Andrew Johnson was not the person you would expect him to be. Johnson was from the south of Tennessee, where he was a democratic. He did not come from a wealthy family, he grew up very poor. Johnson did not support succession and was a very hot headed person. In the summer of 1865 leading into the year of 1866 was a big deal for some, especially for…

No one really agrees on who were the worst presidents. Everyone has his choice and they are all different. Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was a very prejudice person. He believed the United States was for white men only. He is considered by many to be the worst president the United States has ever had until Barack Obama came along. He tried to stop the Fourteenth Amendment from being passed. For over a century the south was in poverty because of him. He used his time as president to push…

peace following the Civil War were destroyed, leaving the racist and oppressive President Andrew Johnson to take over. Booth’s actions had cultural, historical, and social consequences on America. John Wilkes Booth impacted the United States by assassinating one of the most loved presidents, Abraham Lincoln. Without his actions, the world would be different because Lincoln would have gone on to do great things…

equal rights amongst races was equivalent to freedom. Now free from slavery, African American citizens wanted equal rights, such as the right to land ownership and the right to vote. Unfortunately, this would not be a quick nor easy feat as newly elected Andrew Johnson hindered the Reconstruction progress. Following President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination came the swearing in of President Andrew Johnson whose viewpoints and political agenda appeared to contradict Lincoln’s legacy entirely.…