ANDREW JOHNSON 17th President of the US Buschistory Presents – The Presidents

The Election 1. President: Andrew Johnson__ Number 17 VP - None 2. Political Party Democrat 3. Term of Office _ Who came before and after him, and what were their Political parties? Abraham Lincoln (Republican ) preceded him and Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) followed him. 5. Were there any unusual circumstances surrounding his ascent to the presidency? If so, describe the situation in specific detail. Lincoln had chosen Johnson as his VP as a conciliatory move approaching the end of the war. Andrew Johnson had remained in the Senate as a pro-Union Southern Democrat. As part of the plan to assassinate Pres. Lincoln co-conspirator George Atzerodt had been assigned the task of killing Andrew Johnson, but lost his nerve. So Johnson survived the assassination and succeeded Pres. Lincoln on April 15 th 1865.

The Office 6. Are there any catch phrases or terms specifically associated with this president? If so, list and explain them Reconstruction, Impeachment, Radical Republicans 7. When he left office, was it by: choice, defeat, natural death, assassination, or resignation. Explain your answer. Following the impeachment proceedings Johnson was not nominated by his partyfor the 1868 election.

Domestic Issues and Events Lincoln Assassination, 13 th Amendment, Reconstruction begins …. – Radical Republicans, Military Reconstruction 1866 – Klan activities begin, Civil Rights Act, 14 th Amendment, 1867 – Tenure of Office Act 1868 – Impeachment 29 vetoes, 15 Overridden States Admitted – Nebraska 1867

Foreign Policy and Events 1867 – Purchase of Alaska for $7.2 Million (Seward’s Folly)