What are facts about President Andrew Johnson?

Answer 1

Vice President Andrew Johnson became US President upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. A summary of important issues regarding Andrew Johnson are as follows:

A. Johnson became the 17th US President;

B. On March 29, Johnson issued the Amnesty Proclamation, pardoning all Confederates except those with property in excess of $20,000 and certain Confederate leaders;

C. During his term, the 13th amendment was passed abolishing all slavery;

D. In 1866, over continual disputes with Congress regarding Reconstruction;

E. In 1867 over Johnson's continual vetoes, Congress passed its own series of Reconstruction laws;

F. These acts by Congress enforced former slaves rights to suffrage;

G. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was passed granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States;

H. The former Confederate States had to agree to this as a condition for readmission to the Union;

I. On March 30, the United States signed a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7,200,000 million;

J. In 1868, Johnson ignored the 1867 Tenure of Office Act, and removed Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War;and

K. Johnson became the first president to be impeached. He was acquitted by the Senate by the margin of one vote