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= = = = =I. Brief History= ** Andrew Johnson ** (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States. He was vice president during Abraham Lincoln's presidency and succeeded to presidency after Lincoln was assassinated. He was a senator from Greenville Tennessee.

=II. Early Life=

a. Childhood
Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father died when he was only three years old so he and his family did not have much money. His mom worked spinning and weaving so that she could support the family. Johnson was an apprentice tailor and worked as a tailor. He also had no education so he had to teach himself how to read and write. When Johnson was about 16 years old he ran away with his brother to Greenville, Tennessee, where he worked as a tailor. When Johnson was 18 years old he married 16 year-old Eliza McCardler. They had five children named Martha, Charles, Mary, Robert, and Andrew Jr.

b. Early Political Career
In Greenville, Tennesse, Johnson engaged in debates at a local academy. In 1833 he was elected as mayor, and in 1835 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. He served one term and then was defeated in a re-election. In 1839 he was elected to another term in the House of Representatives, and in 1841 he was elected to the senate. He served one two-year term. In 1853 he was elected the Governor of Tennessee. Later on he was elected to be the Vice President and then was inaugurated March 4, 1965.

=III. Presidency= On April 15, 1865, Johnson was sworn in as President of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was the first vice president to succeed to the presidency after a president was assassinated. Eventually, Johnson was impeached. There were two tries to impeach him, the first one failing. On November 21, 1867, the House Judiciary committee created a bill of impeachment that had many complaints against him. There was a debate and then a vote was held in the House of Representatives on December 5, 1867. The vote failed 57–108.

=IV. Major Accomplishments=

- Johnson forced the French out of Mexico. He did this by sending an army to the border and issuing an ultimatum. In 1867 The French withdrew, and the government they supported had collapsed.

- He negotiated the price of Alaska from Russia.

- After Abraham Lincoln died he went on to reconstruct the former Confederate States while Congress was not in session in 1865.

=VI. Sources=

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