Andrew Johnson

Birth-Death: (1808 - 1875 ) Term: (1865-1869 )

The nation following the Civil War was a nation still divided. The former Confederate States were an uncertain issue. Perspective differed on their current status as states in the Union. Fear, resentment, and anger continued to flow on both sides of the nation, which the Radical Republicans used to further punish the South. During the Reconstruction Era, the nation was governed by the North, while the South experienced military rule.

Chronology of Andrew Johnson

1865 - 13th Amendment frees all remaining slaves

1867 - Bureau of Education established

1867 - Alaska purchased from Russia

1868 - 14th Amendment declares former slaves made U.S. citizens