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1. When Johnson's father died, it was the result of what?
2. In what city was Johnson born?
3. Who was Andrew Johnson and his brother indentured to in 1823 as apprenticed tailors?
4. Johnson and Eliza McCardle were married by a distant relative to a future president. What was this president's name?
5. While a Tennessee state senator, Johnson attempted to revive a proposal to create a new state from the mountain regions of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. This new state was to be named after which famous American?
6. How many terms did Johnson serve in the US House of Representatives representing the first district of Tennessee?
7. While representing Tennessee in the US Senate, Johnson opposed the Homestead Act, which granted title to 160 acres of land to squatters after they had lived on the land for 5 years.
8. While Johnson served as military governor of Tennessee during the Civil War, what military rank did he carry?
9. Who did Johnson replace as Abraham Lincoln's vice-president?
10. On the night of April 14, 1865, which of the Lincoln conspirators was assigned the duty of killing Vice-President Johnson?
11. Who was the US Chief Justice that presided over Johnson's impeachment trial in the senate?
12. How many Republican senators voted with the Democrats to keep Johnson from being removed from office?
13. The Tenure of Office Act was passed by congress in 1867. This act forbid the president from dismissing certain public officials without the approval of congress. Johnson challenged this act when he dismissed Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and congress impeached Johnson because of his attempt. In what year did congress finally repeal the Tenure of Office Act?
14. What political office did Johnson hold after leaving the presidency in 1869?
15. What illness did Johnson die from on July 31, 1875?
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