In class today, students presented on Presidents Lincoln and Johnson and some of their successes.
During Lincoln’s presidency, he founded the Freedman’s Bureau. This acted as a relief for former slaves and southerners after rejoining the union. The bureau was able to support the poor southerners by providing many houses and schools.
Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. However, Booth did have other plans to harm Lincoln prior to his assassination. While he never went through with it, Booth actually planned to kidnap the President.
Lincoln was notoriously assassinated during a play in Ford’s theater. It was noted that the audience originally believed Lincolns death was actually part of the play.
The Freedman’s Bureau began to lose support after Lincoln’s death. Former confederates gained more seats in Congress, striking down the bureau.
Andrew Johnson took over the presidency after Lincoln’s assassination. He made a lot of changes during his time in office. As mentioned before, he allowed over 60 former confederates to hold a position in the government. They ended up creating a divide in the government.
Congress impeached Johnson, but by one vote he was not removed from office.
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