Schuyler Colfax

Clearly the North and federal government still held most of the power over the South. The most recalcitrant Confederate states underwent radical reconstruction enforced by a military regime. After Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Andrew Johnson, his Vice President, replaced him. Johnson1, a southerner, shared Lincoln’s ideas on leniency when it came to reconstructing the South. He wanted minimal demands.

In addition to being divided on the issue on how to bring the Southern states back into the Union, the nation later became divided on the rights that should be bestowed upon the emancipated slaves. After the assassination of President Lincoln, Democratic Vice President Andrew Johnson took control of the executive branch and his background foreshadowed the “political drama” that would take place. President Johnson was a Senator from Tennessee before he entered the Vice Presidency and he had racist leanings and he opposed political rights for the freedmen. Additionally, Johnson was open about his sympathy for the South and he was determined to control the path of Reconstruction. The first example of conflict between Johnson and the Republican

On the other hand, the army finally caught up to John Wilkes Booth and killed him. Since President Abraham Lincoln died, Vice President, Andrew Johnson from Tennessee became the new president of the United States. Radical republicans favored him because they thought he would be very harsh on pardoning the south back into the Union.

After the tragedy of Lincoln's death, Vice President Andrew Johnson stepped up into the presidential position and started his own plans for reconstruction; his too, would turn out to be a failure. He supported hardcore Democratic principles and restoring Southern power. He brought in the remaining states back into the constitution. He divided the power of planters and restricted there voting He created the idea of "blanket pardons" which allowed Southern states that had abolished slavery and repealed their articles of secession to re-assume their powers of government and elect representatives to the Congress. This all backfired because while the south was happy and the Blacks weren't voting under Johnson, the Radical Republicans were angered and more conflict was started. The whole idea of everyone being happy wasn't working at all with anyone. Johnson was the second to go, being the first impeached president ever.

When President Abraham Lincoln assassination occurs on 1865, vice president Andrew Johnson gained office. Lincoln was a moderate Republican, who wanted to rebuild the nation without punishing the South, and wanted to give African American the right to vote or suffrage. Before his assassination, he had a plan for reconstruction in where he would pardon the south and allow them to reintegrate the Union. It would only have been possible if 10% of the voters took an oath of loyalty, but due to his dead, the 10% plan couldn't be carried out. President Johnson was a Democrat that believes that citizenship and voting rights were to be determined by each state individually; he also agreed with Lincoln that states never legally left the Union. In fact,

The 19th century in the United States was time of prosperity as well as drastic societal change. With the emancipation of slaves and the boom of the industrial revolution, America was in a state of constant adjustment. President Lincoln worked tirelessly, to reunite the disjointed union. As the president worked, so too did John Wilkes Booth, on his plan to assassinate the leader of the Union. After Booth committed his heinous act, and Lincoln was confirmed dead, it was time for Vice-President Andrew Johnson, to step up and continue the plan Lincoln had set forth to rebuild the country. Or so had citizens hoped for. Andrew Johnson was a black sheep in the eyes of the union, as he was not of the same political affiliation as Lincoln. Abraham

The 1860 presidential election of Abraham Lincoln greatly contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809, served as the sixteenth president of the United States. He was the very first Republican to serve as president, eventually leading the Union to victory during the civil war. Lincoln opposed the idea of the expansion of slavery but acknowledged that he would not interfere with slavery where it existed. Despite this, Southern fears that slavery would soon be abolished by Republicans became a reality after Abraham Lincoln was elected president on November 6th, 1860. The election influenced the

He passed on April 15, 1865, and Vice President Andrew Johnson expected the administration. The errand of rejoining the country fell on his shoulders. A Southerner, Johnson favored readmitting the Southern states as fast as conceivable into the Union. He named military governors who held

Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president. It was his election that convinced South Carolina to secede from the Union. Though not an abolitionist, Lincoln was an opponent of slavery and determined to use all means at his disposal to stop its spread. Because the Republican Party was an anti-slavery party, South Carolina, along with several other states, saw the election of Lincoln

When Reconstruction began in 1865, the country was in desperate need of unification after the end of the Civil War. The fate of a becoming a unified country was left in the hands of Andrew Johnson after the sudden assassination of President Lincoln in April of 1865, just as Reconstruction was set to begin. President Johnson had a similar plan for Reconstruction as Lincoln, with the main goal being getting the South back into the Union without too much dispute. However, President Johnson did not have a good relationship with congress from the beginning and had different views on Civil Rights than Lincoln. Johnson would have to fight against a group called the Radical Republicans, which

Johnston was the commander of the Confederate Army, that fought in the Battle of Resaca. He trained for the military by attending and graduating from West Point Academy. Then he got a job in New York, but later quit to fight in the Civil War for Virginia (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). He was willing to quit his job to fight for his hometown, and was determined. Johnston was later credited with the first important Confederate victory at the first battle of Bull Run (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). Since, he was a good leader for the Confederates he was promoted and started to create new armies. Johnston often disagreed with the Confederate President Davis’s strategies to use in battle (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). Even though he disagreed with his strategies he continued to fight, strong. He was a powerful leader in the Battle of

Then he became the Secretary of State in 1789 He then established Democratic-Republican party in 1793 and he became Vice President of the United States in 1796. Then he became President in 1801 and established University of Virginia in 1810. He made a lot of smart decisions and continued to make them and always thought 100 years ahead and thinking of how a decision would affect the next generation of

Andrew Johnson was the vice presendent but when aberham lincon was assented Andrew Johnson became president. when presendent Andrew Johnson was in office he was a democrat and he strongly suported the Confederate. in fact Andrew Johnson was a former slave owner. after aberham lincon was assinated Andrew Johnson first said that he would follow through with aberham lincons plan when really he had his own plan. His main goal was to bring the Democratic Party back into power. i don't like this plan because it is almost like rewarding the south for separating from the union he could not do much because every time he tried to pass a law or bill he was vetoed be congress. most of congress liked the plan called Radical Republican’s Plan but the president and vice presedent did

Jefferson Finis Davis, an American politician who was U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi, U.S.Secretary of War, and the President of the Confederate States of America during the War. On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president, not of the United States of America but of the Confederate States of America. He ran unopposed and was elected to serve for a six-year term. Davis had already been serving as the temporary president for almost a year.He was also appointed US Senator on August

On February 18, 1861 Jefferson Davis was named the President of the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis has a lot of military experience. 12 days after Mississippi seceded Davis delivered his farewell speech to the senate and pleaded for peace. Davis later returned to Brierfield Plantation where he was commissioned major general to head to Mississippi armed forces to prepare for defense.