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Title: Andrew Johnson


1
Andrew Johnson
  • By Taylor Graham

2
Early Life
  • Andrew was born in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • His dad died when he was three
  • He is the younger of two children

3
Teenage Life
  • At 14 he was a apprentice tailor
  • At 18 his family moved to Greeneville, Tennessee
  • He started his own tailor shop

4
Fun facts
  • When Andrew was a kid he ran away from home
  • He got married in 1827 to Eliza McCardle
  • He was vice president before he was president

5
Quote
  • The goal to strive for is a poor government but a
    rich people

6
Presidential facts
  • Andrew did not like being president
  • He did not run the next year
  • He almost got impeached for breaking the law
  • One vote saved him

7
Election
  • Andrew became president when Abraham Lincoln died
  • He became president in 1862

8
Life after president
  • After his years were over he moved back to
    Tennessee
  • Andrew ran for U.S. senate
  • He lost by two points

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Life After president
  • He had a stroke in 1875
  • He died from the stroke on July 31,1875
  • He was 66 when he died
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