USA HISTORY

Andrew Johnson was the ____ president

(A) Sixteenth

(B) ** Seventeenth

(C) Tenth

(D) Third

Concept note-1: -Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.

Concept note-2: -The presidency of Andrew Johnson began on April 15, 1865, when Andrew Johnson became President of the United States upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and ended on March 4, 1869.

Concept note-3: -The 17th President. Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 29, 1808.

Concept note-4: -Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), the 17th U.S. president, assumed office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Johnson, who served from 1865 to 1869, was the first American president to be impeached. A tailor before he entered politics, Johnson grew up poor and lacked formal education.