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Andrew JohnsonAndrew JohnsonBy: LoganBy: Logan

SourcesCited

Background on Andrew Johnson• Born on December 29 1808 Raleigh, North

Carolina• Andrews Mother and Father could barely

read or write so Andrew could not read or write

• Born with two other brothers Jacob, and Mary

• Father died when Andrew was three• The mother made Andrew a apprentice to a

local tailor• Johnson married a girl named Eliza

McCradle in 1827

• Eliza taught her husband how to read and Write

• There children's names were Martha, Charles, Mary, Robert, and Andrew

Andrew Johnson’s Accomplishments

• After married Johnson became the Mayor of Greenville

• Andrew is Lincolns best successor and is his vice president

• Abraham Lincoln made Johnson Governor of Tennessee

• Was the first U.S. Senator• Andrew was the Champion of the

Yeoman Democrats• Andrew was determined to deny

the civil rights to African Americans fearful the Supreme court might at some future date undo the civil rights act

• Andrew was remembered by the Congress staff

Andrew Johnson’s Death

• Andrew Johnson died on July 31,1875 at Carter’s Station in Greenville, Tennessee

Sources Cited

• http://biography.com/

• http://millercenter.org/

About the Curator• My name is Logan• Born on December 23, 2001• Have one sister, father, and a mom• I thought this experiment was fun because I learned

about Andrew Johnson a U.S. President.