Presidency of Andrew Johnson
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The Presidency of Andrew Johnson was the post–Civil War administration of the 17th U.S. president, marked by lenient Reconstruction policies toward the former Confederate states and fierce conflict with the Republican-controlled Congress that led to his impeachment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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presidency ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue |
balance of power between executive and Congress
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limits of presidential power during Reconstruction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domesticPolicyFocus |
Reconstruction of Southern states
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re-admission of former Confederate states ⓘ status and rights of freed African Americans ⓘ |
| endTime | 1869-03-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyFocus |
relations with the British Empire
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relations with the Russian Empire ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
broad presidential pardons for former Confederates
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lenient Reconstruction toward former Confederate states ⓘ opposition to black male suffrage at the federal level ⓘ opposition to long-term military occupation of the South ⓘ rapid restoration of seceded states without strong safeguards for freedpeople ⓘ support for states’ rights in Reconstruction ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | widely ranked among the least successful U.S. presidencies ⓘ |
| impeachmentArticleCount | 11 ⓘ |
| impeachmentOutcome | acquittal by one vote in the Senate ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
1866 National Union Convention
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1866 midterm elections ⓘ Alaska Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ Midnight Ride speeches of 1866 ⓘ Presidential Reconstruction NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Seward’s Folly controversy ⓘ Tenure of Office Act NERFINISHED ⓘ dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton ⓘ impeachment of Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 over veto ⓘ passage of the Reconstruction Acts ⓘ ratification process of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ rise of Radical Reconstruction in Congress ⓘ veto of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 ⓘ veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau Bill ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
39th United States Congress
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40th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Reconstruction era
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post–American Civil War period ⓘ |
| mainConflict | Reconstruction policy ⓘ |
| notableOppositionGroup |
Radical Republicans
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congressional Republicans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderPoliticalAlignmentWithCongress | conflict with Republican-controlled Congress ⓘ |
| politicalPartyOfOfficeHolder | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Presidency of Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1865-04-15 ⓘ |
| vicePresident | none ⓘ |
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