ANDREW JOHNSONANDREW JOHNSON

1717thth presidentpresident

1865-1865-18691869

Democrat-Democrat-UNIONUNION

“Of all the dangers which our nation has yet encountered, none are equal to those which must result from success of the current effort to Africanize the southern half of the country”-on the subject of black suffrage

Takes over for LincolnTakes over for Lincoln

Is he one of us?Is he one of us?

Background…Background…►Only southern Only southern

senator to stay loyalsenator to stay loyal

►Tennessee…just like Tennessee…just like “Old Hickory!”“Old Hickory!”

►Tailor Tailor

►Traitor??? Can he Traitor??? Can he be trusted?be trusted?

ReconstructionReconstructionHow to rebuild?How to rebuild?

► Lincoln plan-10%Lincoln plan-10%

► Wade-Davis billWade-Davis bill50%50%

What do you do with What do you do with Confederate leaders?Confederate leaders?

What do you do with 4 millionWhat do you do with 4 millionEx-slaves?Ex-slaves?

Who’s in charge?Who’s in charge?-Pres or Congress-Pres or Congress

Carpetbaggers and Carpetbaggers and Scalawags!Scalawags!

Henry Grady- the NEW Henry Grady- the NEW SOUTH!SOUTH!

► They cut through solid marble to make his grave, and They cut through solid marble to make his grave, and yet a little tombstone they put above him was from yet a little tombstone they put above him was from Vermont. They buried him in the heart of a pine Vermont. They buried him in the heart of a pine forest, and yet the pine coffin was imported from forest, and yet the pine coffin was imported from Cincinnati. They buried him within touch of an iron Cincinnati. They buried him within touch of an iron mine, and yet the nails in his coffin and the iron in the mine, and yet the nails in his coffin and the iron in the shovel that dug his grave were imported from shovel that dug his grave were imported from Pittsburgh. They buried him by the side of the best Pittsburgh. They buried him by the side of the best sheep-grazing country on the earth and yet the wool sheep-grazing country on the earth and yet the wool in the coffin bands and the coffin bands themselves in the coffin bands and the coffin bands themselves were brought from the North. They buried him in a were brought from the North. They buried him in a New York coat and a Boston pair of shoes and a pair New York coat and a Boston pair of shoes and a pair of breeches from Chicago and a shirt from Cincinnati. of breeches from Chicago and a shirt from Cincinnati. The South didn't furnish a thing on earth for that The South didn't furnish a thing on earth for that funeral but the corpse and the hole in the ground." funeral but the corpse and the hole in the ground."

SharecroppingSharecropping

Freedman’s BureauFreedman’s Bureau

Johnson Vetoes!Johnson Vetoes!

► The state of CO, NEThe state of CO, NE► ““refugees act”refugees act”► Tenure of OfficeTenure of Office► Seizure of propertySeizure of property►Disabled soldier Disabled soldier

managersmanagers► 41 total-(including 41 total-(including

ignored/pocket ignored/pocket vetoes) more than vetoes) more than all previous all previous presidents presidents combined!combined!

Johnson’s reconstructionJohnson’s reconstruction

► AMNESTY for mostAMNESTY for most

► 1313thth Amendment Amendment

Radical Republicans strike Radical Republicans strike back!back!

►Civil Rights Act of 1866Civil Rights Act of 1866

►1414thth Amendment Amendment

►Military control of south through Military control of south through “bluebellies”“bluebellies”

► Impeachment!Impeachment!

Tenure of Office ActTenure of Office Act

►Edwin StantonEdwin Stanton

► Impeached in HouseImpeached in House

►Senate holds the trialSenate holds the trial

►Benjamin WadeBenjamin Wade

Map Showing Senate Map Showing Senate Impeachment VoteImpeachment Vote

► Key: States in Key: States in red red are those with both senators voting to are those with both senators voting to acquit; states in acquit; states in orange orange were split; states in were split; states in yellowyellow are those are those with both senators voting to convict; states in with both senators voting to convict; states in graygray were were unrepresented in the Senate in 1868; states in unrepresented in the Senate in 1868; states in whitewhite were were not yet admitted. not yet admitted.

35-19

Missed by one vote

What else is going on…What else is going on…

►Fetterman Massacre-1866Fetterman Massacre-1866

Wyoming- Sioux kill Fetterman and all 80 of his men

Response to Chivington?Response to Chivington?► ““Battle” of Sand Creek, 1864Battle” of Sand Creek, 1864

► CO- 150-400 Cheyenne KilledCO- 150-400 Cheyenne Killed

A small minority of chiefs A small minority of chiefs without the consent of the rest without the consent of the rest of the tribe, signed a treaty to of the tribe, signed a treaty to stay off GOLD rich CO Rockies. stay off GOLD rich CO Rockies.

Whites claimed that the treaty Whites claimed that the treaty was a "solemn obligation" and was a "solemn obligation" and considered that those Indians considered that those Indians who refused to honor it were who refused to honor it were hostile and planning a war. hostile and planning a war.

BusinessBusiness

►NATIONAL NATIONAL LABOR UNION LABOR UNION FORMED!FORMED!

►1866, 11866, 1stst labor labor movement…not movement…not successful due successful due to unskilled to unskilled workersworkers

Seward’s FollySeward’s Folly

► $7.2 million$7.2 million

► For an icebox!For an icebox!

As for Johnson?As for Johnson?

► Elected Elected SENATOR in SENATOR in 1874, but dies 1874, but dies before taking before taking officeoffice

► Only former Only former president president elected elected SenatorSenator