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LEQ: Who was the first President in United States’ history to be impeached?
The galleries of the Senate Chamber were filled to capacity on March 5, 1868, as the Senate began its
proceedings for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Popular interest in the trial was so intense
that the Senate, for the first time in its history, issued gallery passes, beginning a practice that continues to the
present. On May 16, the Senate voted on one article of impeachment, falling just one vote short of conviction and
removal from office. This image is courtesy of senate.gov.
LEQ: Who was the first President in United States’ history to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
The galleries of the Senate Chamber were filled to capacity on March 5, 1868, as the Senate began its
proceedings for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Popular interest in the trial was so intense
that the Senate, for the first time in its history, issued gallery passes, beginning a practice that continues to the
present. On May 16, the Senate voted on one article of impeachment, falling just one vote short of conviction and
removal from office. This image is courtesy of senate.gov.
The Presidency of Andrew Johnson
This image shows Abraham Lincoln in an open casket in New York City on April 24, 1865 by Jeremiah Gurney. As
the nation mourned the death of President Lincoln in April 1865, a very different man took office. His battles with
Congress over policies toward the south would end in bitterness, anger, and a historic confrontation. This image is
courtesy of rogerjnorton.com.
The Presidency of Andrew Johnson Basics
Vocabulary
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Restrictive laws placed on newly freed African Americans following the Civil War.
This image titled, ‘This is a White Man’s Government,” shows white Americans suppressing the rights and
threatening the safety of African Americans by their opposition to the Reconstruction legislation. This image was
created by Thomas Nast for the September 5, 1868 edition of Harpers Weekly. This image is courtesy of
harpweek.com.
Black Codes
Restrictive laws placed on newly freed African Americans following the Civil War.
This image titled, ‘This is a White Man’s Government,” shows white Americans suppressing the rights and
threatening the safety of African Americans by their opposition to the Reconstruction legislation. This image was
created by Thomas Nast for the September 5, 1868 edition of Harpers Weekly. This image is courtesy of
harpweek.com.
Black codes were designed by Southern state legislatures to reestablish
“white” control over the newly freed African Americans.
Black codes only applied to African Americans. This image is courtesy of georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu.
The Constitutional amendment that defined citizenship to include African Americans
and required that no state deny any person the “equal protection of the laws.”
This image shows the House Joint Resolution proposing the 14th Amendment on June 16, 1866. This image is
courtesy of the National Archives.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Constitutional amendment that defined citizenship to include African Americans
and required that no state deny any person the “equal protection of the laws.”
This image shows the House Joint Resolution proposing the 14th Amendment on June 16, 1866. This image is
courtesy of the National Archives.
The Fourteenth Amendment also denied the vote to most former Confederate leaders
and prohibited any state from paying Confederate war debts.
This image shows some Confederate officers taken at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia in August, 1869. Left
to right standing: “Generals James Conner, Martin W. Gary, John B. Magruder, Robert D. Lilley, P.G.T.
Beauregard, Alexander Lawton, Henry A. Wise, Joseph L. Brent. Left to right sitting: Turkish Minister to the U.S.
Blacque Bey, General Robert E. Lee, Philanthropist George Peabody, Philanthropist William W. Corcoran,
Confederate Congressman James Lyons. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
To bring formal charges against a federal or state public official with the purpose of
removing the official from office.
This drawing shows the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in the Senate Chamber in the
United States Capitol. The Senate is acting as a Court of Impeachment. This image was created by Theodore R.
Davis (1840-1894) for Harper’s Weekly magazine’s April 11, 1868 edition. It is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Impeach
To bring formal charges against a federal or state public official with the purpose of
removing the official from office.
This drawing shows the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in the Senate Chamber in the
United States Capitol. The Senate is acting as a Court of Impeachment. This image was created by Theodore R.
Davis (1840-1894) for Harper’s Weekly magazine’s April 11, 1868 edition. It is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The last President to be impeached was President William
Jefferson “Bill” Clinton in 1999.
This image shows President Clinton’s impeachment trial. It took place in the United States Senate. The Senators
sit as the jurors. Chief Justice William Rehnquist was the judge. This image is courtesy of freedomcongress.org.
The Presidency of Andrew Johnson Basics
People to Meet
On April 15, 1865, Vice President Andrew Johnson took the presidential oath of office in the parlor of the Kirkwood
House (Hotel) in Washington, D.C. This image is courtesy of the Library of Congress.
The Tennessean who was the 17th President of the United States.
Andrew Johnson(1808-1875) was a Democrat, and a Tennessee Senator when Tennessee seceded from the
Union. Andrew Johnson supported the Union and refused to leave his Senate seat. This image was taken circa
1870. This image is courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Andrew Johnson
The Tennessean who was the 17th President of the United States.
Andrew Johnson(1808-1875) was a Democrat, and a Tennessee Senator when Tennessee seceded from the
Union. Andrew Johnson supported the Union and refused to leave his Senate seat. This image was taken circa
1870. This image is courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Pennsylvania Congressman who was a leader of the Radical Republicans.
Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) was born in Vermont, and practiced law in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania before he
moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This image was taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) circa 1864. This image is
courtesy of the Library of Congress and of Wikimedia Commons.
Thaddeus Stevens
Pennsylvania Congressman who was a leader of the Radical Republicans.
Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) was born in Vermont, and practiced law in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania before he
moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This image was taken by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) circa 1864. This image is
courtesy of the Library of Congress and of Wikimedia Commons.
Massachusetts Senator who was a leader of the Radical Republicans.
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was attacked on the floor of the United States Senate by South Carolina
Congressman Preston Brooks on May 22, 1856. This image was taken by an unknown photographer circa 1865.
This image is courtesy of the Boston Public Library and of Wikimedia Commons.
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts Senator who was a leader of the Radical Republicans.
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was attacked on the floor of the United States Senate by South Carolina
Congressman Preston Brooks on May 22, 1856. This image was taken by an unknown photographer circa 1865.
This image is courtesy of the Boston Public Library and of Wikimedia Commons.
Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) was born in Steubenville, Ohio. This image was taken circa 1865. This
image is courtesy of the Library of Congress and of Wikimedia Commons.
Edwin Stanton
Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) was born in Steubenville, Ohio. This image was taken circa 1865. This
image is courtesy of the Library of Congress and of Wikimedia Commons.
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Maps
Congress’ Reconstruction plan divided the former Confederate states (with the exception of Tennessee) into five
military districts. This map shows the five military districts. This image is courtesy of learnnc.com.
The 11 Confederate States
Find the Confederate States on this map of the current United States.
This map shows the present boundaries of the states. The image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
The 11 Confederate States
Find the Confederate States on this map of the current United States.
The Confederate States are now colored red. The image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
LEQ: Who was the first President in United States’ history to be impeached?
The galleries of the Senate Chamber were filled to capacity on March 5, 1868, as the Senate began its
proceedings for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Popular interest in the trial was so intense
that the Senate, for the first time in its history, issued gallery passes, beginning a practice that continues to the
present. On May 16, the Senate voted on one article of impeachment, falling just one vote short of conviction and
removal from office. This image is courtesy of senate.gov.
LEQ: Who was the first President in United States’ history to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
The galleries of the Senate Chamber were filled to capacity on March 5, 1868, as the Senate began its
proceedings for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Popular interest in the trial was so intense
that the Senate, for the first time in its history, issued gallery passes, beginning a practice that continues to the
present. On May 16, the Senate voted on one article of impeachment, falling just one vote short of conviction and
removal from office. This image is courtesy of senate.gov.