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Who was the president during reconstruction and how did he become president?
Andrew Johnson was the vice-president and became president when President Lincoln was killed. Johnson was the president during the first four years of reconstruction. US Grant presided over the next eight years.
Which of two men served as President of the US during the Reconstruction?
They were Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant.
Why did republicans in congress attempt to impeach president Andrew Johnson?
they disagreed over plans for reconstruction.
What are president Abraham Lincoln and vice president Andrew Johnson doing?
They were doing the Reconstruction planning. When Abraham Lincoln got assassinated, Andrew Johnson took over.
What happened when president Johnson refused to sign radical reconstruction laws?
Congress passed the acts over his veto. (APEX)
WHo was the president during the reconstruction?
There were two presidents who served during the Reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln, whose primary goal was putting the Union back together again after the war and his vice president, Andrew Johnson who assumed the presidency after Lincoln's death. Johnson completely dismantled all the Reconstruction programs, and abruptly stated it was over, due to his loyalty to secessionists.
How did president Andrew Johnson treat the south during the reconstruction?
President Andrew Johnson tried to enact Lincoln's more lenient Reconstruction plan, but the Republican Congress was determined to prevent the South from returning to its old ways. When Johnson fired his Secretary of War over disagreements, it led to his impeachment, and he narrowly retained the Presidency. "Radical Reconstruction" was soon underway, with military governors taking control of the states of the former Confederacy.
President Johnson and Congress fought over who would be in control of Reconstruction. What was the most important disagreement they had?
They were both trying to follow their own party's platform.
What happened when president Johnson vetoed radical reconstruction laws?
congress passed the acts over his veto
What group did the president struggled with over Reconstruction?
sharecropper
What happened when Johnson vetoed radical reconstructions laws?
congress passed the acts over his veto
How did Lincoln's assassination affect reconstruction?
Upon Lincolnâ??s assassination, Vice President Andrew Johnson became president. A man with southern allegiance and no love for the former slaves, Johnson immediately stopped penalizing the south for their rebellion. Hundreds of former Confederate officers were granted pardons, property was returned to southern plantation owners and he rendered the Freedmen's Bureau powerless. Furthermore, in 1865, he declared Reconstruction was now over.
