4.18.2: Lesson 18 — The Presidents of the U.S.A.

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1. 4.18.2: Year 4- Lesson 18
   The presidents of U.S.A.
   ” Andrew Johnson” Impeached.
   Andrew Johnson, the first president to be impeached. He became president in 1865 after Licon was killed. Andrew Johnson belonged from a poor family in the state of North Carolina America. He had limited formal education. He was apprenticed to tailor at a young age and trained to be a tailor and worked as a tailor. Johnson’s tailoring experience helped him develop skill that served him with in politics.
   Though his wife was better educated than her husband but did not come from a wealthy family.
   Anderew Johnson held many political offices, Mayer Tennessee’s governor, State Legislator and member of the Representative, when the civil War began, he was member of the U.S. Senate. He supported measures that permitted slavery to expand across the country and he was clear in his speeches that he did not support equality between whiter and Africans- Americans, whether enslaved or free.
   Andrew Johnson was impeached by the house of Representatives in 1868 due to his alleged violation of the Tenure of Office Act, this law passed by Congress in 1867, prohibited to presidency from removing certain federal official, including the Secretary of War, Eduan Stanton, without senate approval. The conflict between Johnson and Congress began when Johnson suspended Stanton in August 1967 citing a recess appointment. However, when the senate reconvened in January1868, they refused to ratify Stanton’s removal. Johson responded by appointing Lorenzo Thomas as acting Secretary of War, which led to his impeachment.

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