Andrew Johnson

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/andrew-johnson

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where was Andrew Johnson born?Born in a two-room shack in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1808
2. What is the presidential term?He served as the 17th president from 1865 to 1869

Reconstruction: The period following the American Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States government attempted to reintegrate the Southern states and define the rights of formerly enslaved people.
Impeachment: A formal process in which the House of Representatives accuses a civil officer, such as the president, of 'high crimes and misdemeanors,' which may lead to a trial in the Senate and potential removal from office.
Apprentice: A person who is legally bound to work for a master for a specific period to learn a trade, craft, or profession, receiving training and often room and board in exchange for their labor.
Tenure of Office Act: A federal law passed in 1867 that intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders, including Cabinet members, without the consent of the Senate.