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When Andrew Johnson was president, slavery almost came about again (in fact many historians consider Johnson the most racist president in history). Things really got bad when the Congress left for summer vacation. President Johnson started passing bogus plans that the Republicans of the Congress (who held majority at that time) didn"t approve of. The republicans decided to take advantage of Johnson by passing a law (sorry forget what it was called) that didn"t allow Johnson to fire anyone in his Cabinet without their authorization. He fired William Seward, the secretary of war, anyway, thus he got impeached.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe US has had two Presidents named Johnson, both of whom succeeded assassinated Presidents:
- Andrew Johnson (17th President) served out Abraham Lincoln's term 1865-1869 despite an impeachment, and the fact that he was a Southern Democrat opposing the Radical Republicans.
- Lyndon Johnson (36th President ) served out John F. Kennedy's term 1963-1965, won re-election in 1964, but ran afoul of the Vietnam War and did not run in 1968 (Richard Nixon beat Hubert Humphrey).
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∙ 10y agoThe major event that shook the nation, and shook President Johnson was the impeachment of President Johnson. Ironically, the first US president to be assassinated, Abraham Lincoln, was followed as president by his Vice President, Johnson. And for the first time, this became the first ever impeachment of a US president.
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∙ 13y agohe violated the tenure of office act and was impeached for doing so
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Why was President Andrew Johnson's presidency riddled with problems?
Andrew Johnson had been vice President under Lincoln, and he became President only because of the assassination of Lincoln. Even though this was exactly what the constitution required, many people at the time felt that Johnson did not have the right to become President, and resented him. This was particularly true because Johnson was from the South. It almost seemed like a final coup d'etat by the Confederacy, for Johnson to become President.
What happened in georgia in response to general shermans order that freed slaves should be given land and a mule?
It was stopped by president Johnson’s b*tchass
While Johnson was president the majority of the congress did what?
For most of the time while Johnson was in office the congress was not even "seated" in 1865. When the congress did get back in session Johnson had already handled many of the problems at that time.
Was Johnson President of the US?
Andrew Johnson was president from 1865 to 1869. Lyndon B Johnson was president from 1963 to 1969.
Why did Andrew Johnson become the president?
Johnson was vice-president under Lincoln. After Lincoln was killed, Johnson became president.
Who was the president when Johnson was the Vice President?
Richard M. Johnson was the Vice President to Martin Van Buren.Andrew Johnson was the Vice President to Abraham Lincoln.Lyndon Baines Johnson was the Vice President to John F. Kennedy.
Who was the President of the United States before Andrew Johnson?
Before Johnson was Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was Lincoln's vice-president.
What problems did president Johnson face while running the Vietnam war?
He was criticized for excellerating the war
How did Lyndon Johnson become president?
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
General Shermans special field order number 15 was?
Rejected by president johnson
What was president Johnson's term of presidency?
Johnson was President from 1963-1969
Who was president when Andrew Johnson was?
Andrew Johnson was the President when Andrew Johnson was. Andrew Johnson was the Vice President for Abraham Lincoln's short second term, ended by Lincoln's assassination.
