1. 13 th, 14 th, 15 th Amendments & Impeachment of Andrew Johnson US History Spiconardi

2. 13 th Amendment Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

3. 14 th Amendment Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

4. 15 th Amendment Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

5. Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Who was Andrew Johnson?  Only Southern Senator loyal to Union  Grew up poor & hated plantation ruling class of the South

6. Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Battle over Reconstruction  Radical Republicans feel Johnson is “letting South off easy” Johnson pardon’s 90%of all plantation owners Declares Reconstruction complete after a mere 8 months  Legislative Battles Johnson vetoes Reconstruction Act of 1867, which allowed all freed persons to vote  Does not want to extend black rights at the expense of whites

7. Impeachment of Andrew Johnson “Congressional Tyranny”  All military orders must go through Gen. Grant, not the president  Overrides all of Johnson’s vetoes  Office of Tenure Act Congress must approve all changes in cabinet positions, even removals  Johnson tries to remove his Secretary of War  Congress impeaches Johnson after 3 rd attempt  Senate does not convict Johnson (by one vote)