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17. Andrew Johnson

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Andrew Johnson, born into the poorest circumstances in North Carolina in 1808, was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865 to 1869). As Vice President he succeeded to office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson, a Democrat from the South, was meant to reunite the nation after the Civil War (Reconstruction), but came into sharp conflict with the Republican-controlled Congress, above all over the rights of the freed slaves. In 1868 he became the first president in history to face an impeachment trial: in the Senate he escaped removal by a single vote. He died in 1875. Good to know: Andrew Johnson was Lincoln's vice president; a Southern Democrat whom Lincoln had put on his ticket to signal national unity. Just six weeks after becoming vice president, Johnson rose to president through Lincoln's assassination in 1865. Johnson led the USA through the difficult first phase of Reconstruction after the Civil War. In 1868 Johnson became the first US president to be impeached: in the Senate he escaped removal by just one vote.

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Which number president was A. Johnson?

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17th

Took office in 1865.

💡 Did you know? Andrew Johnson was Lincoln's vice president: a Southern Democrat whom Lincoln had put on his ticket to signal national unity.

How did Andrew Johnson become president?

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after Lincoln's assassination

He was Lincoln's VP.

💡 Did you know? Just six weeks after becoming vice president, Johnson rose to president through Lincoln's assassination in 1865.

When was Andrew Johnson president?

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1865 to 1869

During Reconstruction.

💡 Did you know? Johnson led the USA through the difficult first phase of Reconstruction after the Civil War.

What was historic about A. Johnson?

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first impeachment

Acquitted in the Senate by one vote.

💡 Did you know? In 1868 Johnson became the first US president to be impeached: in the Senate he escaped removal by just one vote.

What did Johnson clash with Congress over?

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Reconstruction

Congress was Republican.

💡 Did you know? Johnson wanted lenient treatment of the South and blocked civil rights for freed slaves: bringing him into bitter conflict with Congress.

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