In 1868, Andrew Johnson was the first U. S. president to be impeached. The level of distrust and hatred during his presidency was extremely high. Ross and several others faced criticism, ridicule, political suicide, and even the threat of assassination due to their unwavering determination to do what was right. The actions of Edmund Ross … Read more
As the Civil War continued to rage on, the Confederacy was faced with a problem that would greatly influence the results of the war. The Union army had possession of 20,000 Confederate prisoners and had ceased prisoner exchanges, this was because the Union knew that the Confederacy planed kill their black soldiers instead of imprisoning … Read more
Final Exam Question 4: Contentions over Reconstruction and Ultimate its Success? First, do you think that Lincoln would have fared better in his dealings with Congress than did his successor, Andrew Johnson? How would Lincoln have behaved differently from Johnson? How did the South’s actions influence the controversies and the actions of the federal government? … Read more