President Andrew Johnson
It is said that President Andrew Johnson was one of the worst presidents in American History, being the first of only two presidents to have been impeached by the House of Representatives. But was the impeachment of Andrew Johnson justified?Andrew Johnson was proof that anyone has a chance at making it in life, regardless of your families' status or wealth. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina to nearly illiterate parents, Johnson's dad died when he was very young leaving his mother to support him and his brother. At the age of 14 Johnson and his brother were working as apprentices for the local tailor. After moving to Greeneville, Tennessee in 1827 he opened his own tailor shop. (www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com) Johnson became very involved in politics. In 1829 he was elected to his town council, and as mayor in 1831. He spent time on the Tennessee state legislature, until he was elected to congress in 1843. Johnson was elected to the US senate in 1857 to represent Tennessee. (www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com)During the Civil war Johnson did not return to the south, instead he stayed and joined the republicans. I
Abraham Lincoln chose Johnson as his vice-presidential running mate in the election of 1864. n 1862, Lincoln named him the state's military governor. When president Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, Johnson was sworn in as the new president. On February 24, 1868 after violating the Tenure of office acts the House of Representatives voted to impeach Johnson, also because of the fact that he would not compromise on black rights. org) In December when the congress met they were outraged that the men who had played large parts in leading the rebellion were once again in the power of the South. The trial began on March 30 and lasted over a month, had the radicals of all voted to remove president Johnson from presidency, they would have succeeded, but some of the senators changes their mind because the case didn't really have evidence of high crimes or misdemeanor, just that he did not cooperate with the Tenure of office act. Johnson again tried to veto this act by stating that it would "operate in favor of the colored and against the white", again congress over rode his veto. org) The New Orleans Massacre occurred on July 30, 1866. In 1868 Johnson tried to fire Edwin Stanton, the secretary of war, which went against the Tenure in Office act, which congress had passed to prevent Johnson from firing any appointed government official without the senates approval.
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