Andrew Johnson Dbq

A must be correct, because Andrew Johnson consistently advocated for pro-Union and Democratic beliefs through his actions and words. Page 545 of the textbook explicitly states that Johnson was immensely loyal to the Union. He was a southerner that vehemently opposed wealthy plantation owners and African Americans. Johnson believed in limited government, which was also a principal belief for Democrats. Lincoln, a Republican, initially appointed Johnson to be his vice presidential running mate to contrive unity between Democrats and Republicans (Tindall & Shi, 545). Once unity was established, the votes would sway towards Lincoln's party due to having both a Democrat and a Republican running together; if Johnson weren't a Democrat, he would not have been chosen by Lincoln at all.

As it states in the video, Johnson owned a small number of slaves, and he held the belief that only white individuals should control the public sphere. Johnson exclusively gave civil rights to white men, but he would heedlessly revoke these rights if anyone maintained beliefs that contradicted his own. Johnson even attempted to veto the Civil Rights Act, which would grant citizenship and equality to native-born blacks (Tindall & Shi, 548). Andrew Johnson’s constant prejudice against various people, such as government officials and black individuals, was what ultimately led to his downfall as a president. C cannot be correct, because Andrew Johnson himself was one of the potential targets to be assassinated (Tindall & Shi, 544). As stated between 0:25 and 1:35 in the video, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln’s assassinator, assigned an abettor to stab Johnson in the heart at the Kirkwood Boarding House. However, the co-conspirator withdrew from his duty due to severe anxiousness regarding the heinous act, so he consumed alcohol and became intoxicated