Andrew+JOHNSON+(1865-1869)


 * **Dates In office: April 15, 1965- March 4, 1869 ** ||  ||
 * **Political Party: Democrat ** ||  ||
 * //Notes on Election(s): Was not elected took over after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. // ||  ||
 * //Vice President(s): N/A // ||  ||
 * //Key Cabinet Officials: Secretary of State: William H. Seward, Secretary of the Treasury: Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton (1865-68), John M. Schofield (!868-69), Attorney General: James Speed (1865-66), Henry Stanbery (1866-68), William M. Evarts (1868-69), Postmaster General**:** William Dennison (1865-66), Alexander W. Randall (1866-69) // ||  ||
 * //Key Domestic Issues: Wanted the quick allowance of rebel states back into the union. Provided pardons for all ex-rebels except those holding property that valued over $20,000. // ||  ||
 * //Key Foreign Policy/Diplomatic/Military Issues: Alaska was bought during his presidency for 2 cents an acre. // ||  ||
 * Key Constitutional/Legal Issues: Johnson was impeached for replacing Edwin M. Stanton with Major General Lorenzo Thomas which directly violated a bill congress had passed a year before. That among other things the largely republican government did not like saw his removal from office. ||  ||
 * Territorial Expansion During this Period: Alaska was Purchased ||  ||
 * //Overall Assessment of Presidency: I believe Andrew Johnson was a terrible president as he was the first one in history to ever be impeached. Although with his impeachment he made one hugely important decision in buying Alaska because Alaska has proved to be of value 100s of time. //

(This is __YOUR ANALYSIS__. It should NOT be taken from any other sources but your own brain!) ||  ||
 * //Other important facts: Was born into poverty. He was a huge politician in Tennessee holding office in the Tennessee House of Representatives then was quickly voted to the Federal House for Tennessee. He then became the governor of Tennessee before becoming Lincoln's Vice President. He was a Democratic Vice President to a Republican President to give Lincoln more votes in the South during his campaign. //

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