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Types of Reconstruction Congressional Presidential
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Scalawags Southern whites who helped the federal government during Reconstruction. Viewed as traitors by those faithful to the Confederacy.
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Carpetbaggers Northerners who moved south to make a fast buck and help out with Reconstruction. Greed is good.
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Andrew Johnson 17th President 1st to take over after an assassination poor & uneducated ran away as a child $10 reward offer From Tennessee and viewed as traitor and beaten at on his way to the inauguration.
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Tenure of Office Act Congress hated Johnson and wanted to limit his power any way they could. Act stated that the President could not remove a person from federal office without approval of the Senate. Johnson fires Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War, without the Senate’s approval. This is an impeachable offense.
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Presidential Impeachments House of Reps. brings up charges. Senate runs trial. Impeachment is just bringing the official to trial NOT kicking him out of office.
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Johnson’s Impeachment In violation of Tenure of Office Act. Chief Justice Salmon Chase heard the case. Senator Ross of Kansas was the last to vote. His vote of no kept Johnson President by 1 vote. (35 to 19; 2 to 1 needed to remove)
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Clinton’s Impeachment Lied under oath about extra marital affair with Monica Lewinsky.
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Linda Tripp Linda Tripp taped phone conversations with Lewinsky and proved Clinton’s guilt. Kenneth Starr pushed for the impeachment trial.
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AMENDMENTS
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11 TH AMENDMENT – LAWSUITS VS. STATES 12 TH AMENDMENT – ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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13 th Amendment Slavery is now prohibited in the United States.
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14 th Amendment Former slaves are now citizens of the United States. All citizens are guaranteed equal protection under the law. The Ku Klux Klan gained approval with a majority of southern whites because of the 13 th & 14 th Amendments.
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15 th AMENDMENT BLACKS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE SOUTH: –POLL TAX –LITERACY TEST –GRANDFATHER CLAUSES *
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16 TH AMENDMENT – CREATION OF AN INCOME TAX 17 TH AMENDMENT – DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS
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18 TH AMENDMENT PROHIBITION IT IS ILLEGAL TO POSSESS, TRANSPORT, CONSUME, OR SELL ALCOHOL ONLY AMENDMENT TO BE REPEALED
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PRESIDENTS JOHNSON - MCKINLEY SEVEN PRESIDENTS BEACH…. _________ _________, NEW JERSEY
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ULYSSES S. GRANT 18 TH PRESIDENT CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORST PRESIDENTS IN HISTORY PRESIDENCY WAS RIDDLED WITH SCANDALS
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GRANT’S TOMB LARGEST TOMB IN NORTH AMERICA LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY
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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES 19 TH PRESIDENT STOLE PRESIDENCY FROM SAMUEL TILDEN FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OREGON, AND LOUISIANA
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JAMES GARFIELD 20 TH PRESIDENT 2 ND PRESIDENT TO BE ASSASSINATED KILLED BY CHARLES JULES _________________
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CHESTER A. ARTHUR 21 ST PRESIDENT
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GROVER CLEVELAND 22 ND & 24 TH PRESIDENT ONLY PRESIDENT TO HAVE TWO NON- CONSECUTIVE TERMS BORN IN NJ
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BENJAMIN HARRISON 23 RD PRESIDENT
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WILLIAM MCKINLEY 25 TH PRESIDENT PRESIDENT DURING THE SPANISH- AMERICAN WAR 3 RD PRESIDENT TO BE ASSASSINATED KILLED BY LEON CZOLGOSZ CZOLGOSZ - ELECTROCUTED
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ELECTRIC CHAIR INVENTED BY DENTIST ALFRED SOUTHWICK INSPIRED BY THE INVENTIONS OF THOMAS EDISON MORE HUMANE THAN A HANGING YOU DECIDE...
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