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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. He was a Jacksonian Democrat and was Abraham Lincoln's running mate. After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the 17th president. He was quite possibly the most racist president we've ever had, and did nothing to improve the lives of the freed blacks. While Congress was away he started Reconstruction in the former Confederate states. By the time Congress got back, most of the southern states were reconstructed and slavery had been abolished, but Black Codes were in order, keeping the freedmen from many basic rights. Andrew Johnson was the first and only president to be impeached.

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Reconstruction Facts
1.Andrew Johnson was president. 2.Black Codes were instated. 3.Amendments 13, 14, and 15 were added. 4.Radical Republicans took control of the state. 5.William H. Holden led peace act in NC. 6.The Ku Klux Klan became active.

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