Andrew Johnson

The underlying source of conflict between President Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress was caused by their belief that Johnson was a Southern sympathizer who would undermine Congress' plans for Reconstruction. Johnson favored allowing the Confederate states back into the Union if a certain percentage of the population would swear allegiance to the Union.

In late February 1868 eleven articles of impeachment were brought against Andrew Johnson over political and ideological differences between the president and Congress.

Johnson-self-educated, self-made, and outspoken-inspired people to either love or hate him. A Southern Democrat in the U.S. Senate, he broke bonds of home and party when he swore allegiance to the Union after the outbreak of the Civil War (1861-65). This he did because of his strong personal belief that the Southern states had violated the U.S. Constitution when they seceded from the Union.

Soon this Tennessean and former Democrat shared the Union Party ticket with Republican Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) as he ran for re-election to the presidency in the fall of 1864. Inaugurated in March, Vice President Johnson became President Johnson that fateful mid-April day when Lincoln was shot as he sat watching a play at Washington, D.C.'s Ford's Theater. But Johnson's troubles had already begun: As he and Lincoln took the oath of office in March, Johnson appeared to be drunk. Some attributed this to the fact that he was recovering from typhoid fever, but one journalist labeled him a "drunken clown," and a group of senators began calling for his resignation. Lincoln met with his vice president for the first-and what would turn out to be the last-time on April 14, just hours before Lincoln's life was claimed by assassin John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865).

As president, Johnson's true colors shined through. Again allegiant to his homeland, his policies toward Southern states were lenient; ever class-conscious, he used the power of his office to demonstrate to the Southern aristocrats, whom he openly despised, just how far a poor man from North Carolina had come; as a states' rights advocate, he was ever-watchful of any congressional bills that might impinge upon the freedoms of the individual states; and as a racist, he proved reticent to grant rights or protection to blacks.

All of these traits combined to create sticking points between Johnson and Congress: In February 1866 Congress voted to extend the life of the Freedmen's Bureau, a War Department agency that assisted blacks and whites. But Johnson vetoed the measure, and Congress was unable to overturn his veto. Later that year Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, a bill that extended citizenship to freed slaves and guaranteed them "equal protection of the laws." Believing this piece of legislation overstepped the boundaries of central government (he felt this sort of lawmaking was up to each state), he again vetoed it. But this time Congress mustered the votes it needed to overturn a presidential veto. It was the first of many veto overrides during Johnson's administration. Feeling Johnson was ill-equipped to run the nation, Congress moved its meeting time so that it could keep an eye on the executive branch. Meantime, Congress was guiding Reconstruction policy. The Southern states were being run by their military administrators, reporting to General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885).

In 1867 Congress passed a law, the Tenure of Office Act, preventing the president from removing any cabinet member without Congress's permission. By this time, Congress has already begun to consider whether Johnson ought to be impeached. That fall, President Johnson pardoned many Confederate generals and officials, further raising the ire of Congress-and the nation. Johnson's popularity was waning. The following February, Grant attempted to replace Edwin Stanton (1814-1869) as secretary of war. Stanton, who was favored by Congress, refused to leave his office, physically chaining himself to his desk. Congress viewed Johnson's move as a violation of the Tenure of Office Act and proceeded to hold impeachment hearings in the House of Representatives. Within a few days, the House approved a resolution of impeachment. On March 13, the trial began in the Senate. On May 19 the Senate voted on one of the articles of impeachment-it was considered to be the one most likely to receive the two-thirds majority vote required to convict the president. The measure failed-by one vote. Subsequent votes resulted in the same tally.

While many believe Johnson was an inadequate and unpopular president who made numerous mistakes while in office, many others believe he was not guilty of the high crimes and misdemeanors called for in Article 2 (Section 4) of the Constitution. In fact, the law that he was accused of breaking, the Tenure of Office Act, was later overturned as unconstitutional.

Andrew Johnson was a part of the Democratic Political party. He was in office as president from April 15, 1865, until March 4, 1869.

In December of 1863 President Lincoln announced to the US Congress his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. He laid out plans for Rebel states to reenter the Union in a generous manner.

No. Andrew Johnson was a Democrat who had run for election as President Lincoln's Vice-President on the National Union ticket. The Radical Republicans wanted drastic changes in the South during Reconstruction; Johnson was more sympathetic to the South, and wanted to reunite them with the Union immediately and unconditionally.

The United States bought Alaska from Russia. According to The American Heritage® Dictionary, the territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800s. Alaska became the 49th state in 1959. More information on Alaska can be found at the related link below.

Initially, the Russians settled Alaska forcing the native population to hunt for sea otter, trading guns for furs. These furs were sold to China. By the time the Russians were ready to sell Alaska, the resources has been nearly depleted. A small skirmish between the British and Spanish for territory in the region led Seward to believe the British were attempting to expand Canada.

It was a great purchase at the time; although the US seriously neglected the area until nearly twenty years after the purchase.

The states in the South had to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.

The law that Andrew Johnson was accused of violating was the Tenure of Office Act. The act restricted the president from firing a member of his office and he broke that when he relieved his Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

Andrew Johnson was not a church member. His wife was a Methodist and he attended church with her sometimes. He also went to Catholic and Baptist services on occasion.

Charles Curtis (born January 25, 1860 in Topeka, Kansas; died February 8, 1936 in Washington DC) succeeded Charles M. Dawes as the thirty-first Vice-President of the United States, serving between March 4, 1929 and March 4, 1933.

Following the end of Charles Curtis' term as Vice-President, John Nance Garnet (born November 22, 1868 in Red River Conty, Texas; died November 7, 1967 in Uvalde, Texas) became the thirty-second Vice-President of the United States, serving between March 4, 1933 and January 20, 1941.

Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, he ruled the country from the year 1865 to the year 1869. He was the Vice President after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

He attended a dance school and was appointed organizer of the Christmas Ball. He invited two prostitutes to the ball. After a few moments the women were escorted from the party.

I do not think they had any special hatred for him. He was elected a Senator from his home state of Tennessee after the war ended. As the president of the conquering foe, some rebels may have hated him just because of that.

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached.

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Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States, had varied interests. He was passionate about politics, serving in various elected positions throughout his career. He also had a strong interest in issues related to states' rights and preserving the Union. Additionally, Johnson enjoyed reading and was particularly interested in history and literature.

As a child and young man he was on the poor side since his father and mother both died by the time he was 13 and he had to depend on his relatives to feed him. However, he did get some schooling and had enough connections to get some lawyers to accept him as an underling. He was licensed to practice law at age 21, did well, went West, became influential as a lawyer and judge, married into a wealthy family and was no longer poor.

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No! Andrew Jackson did not attend any colleges. He was one of nine US Presidents who never attended a college.

Andrew Johnson did not like the Freedman's Bureau and vetoed the extension of it's life. Despite the veto from Johnson, in 1866, Congress extended the life of the organization.

Revenge.

Robert B. Randolph shot Andrew Jackson because Jackson had ordered that Randolph be dismissed from the Navy for embezzlement. Jackson decided not to press charges.

Richard Lawrence (an unemployed and deranged housepainter) shot Andrew Jackson because:

1. He blamed Jackson somehow for his loss of job,

2. He claimed that with the President dead, "money would be more plenty" (a reference to Jackson's struggle with the Bank of the United States), and

3. He informed his interrogators that he was a deposed English King - specifically, Richard III (dead since 1485).

Lawrence was deemed insane, institutionalized, and never punished for his assassination attempt.

After Johnson left office in 1869, he was elected to the US Senate by Tennessee.

US President Andrew Johnson was born into poverty. He had no formal academic education.

He was one of the presidents during westward expansion. He was president from 1869-1877 and westward expansion was roughly from 1858-1896 i think...

Johnson was determined to carry out Lincoln's policy toward bringing the South back into the Union. There were many in the North who believed that the South had not suffered nearly enough for starting the Civil War, and Andrew Johnson was seen as going much too easy on the defeated South.