for the military governor. In 1865 He was elected vice-president with Lincoln as president. When Lincoln was shot Johnson became the president of the United States. He was a Southerner and he believed that whites should have control over government and society. He also believed that Congress didn't have the power to interfere with the southern states. When Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act and Johnson vetoed it, he tried to fire his secretary of war. Congress decided to impeach the president for misdemeanors. The Senate decided that he wasn't guilty. He died on July 31, 1875. ...
