Chapter 12-2 President and Congress Clash Flashcards
1
Q
- Who replaced President Lincoln upon his assassination?
A
Andrew Johnson
2
Q
- From what state was the new president?
A
Tennessee
3
Q
- What was Andrew Johnson the only one to do among the U.S. Senators from the seceding states?
A
When all of the south secedes he is the only politician that remained loyal to the United States from the South
4
Q
- What did Lincoln appoint Johnson to after Tennessee came under union control in 1862?
A
As military governor of Tennessee
5
Q
- What political party was Johnson a member of?
A
Democrats
6
Q
- For what reasons did Lincoln choose Johnson as his running mate?
A
He wanted to win more votes from Democrats
Johnson was a Southerner, he thought it would be better for the country to have a southerner as his VP
7
Q
- What did Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction require?
A
He needed all southern states to repeal ordinance of Secession
Ratify the 13 amendment
He is going to pardon all who take a loyalty oath
8
Q
- Explain three reasons why Congress became angry at Johnson allowing the former Confederate states back into the Union during his first six months in office?
A
Former soldiers could vote
2. former confederate officials could vote
3. former confederate officials and soldiers could hold office
9
Q
- What was the name of the laws that the new southern governments passed, which denied blacks their basic rights?
A
the Black Codes
