On April 12, 1861, following diplomatic bickering over Lincoln's pledge to get supplies to Union troops at Fort Sumter, Confederate forces fired shots at the fort and Union troops surrendered, sparking the Civil War. In rapid succession, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas joined the Confederacy.
Conflict: American Civil War
Officeholder: Jefferson Davis
Explanation:
Answer:
He was the President, Andrew Johnson, of the United States.
Explanation:
Andrew Johnson was the first US President to be impeached. He held the President office from 1865 to 1869.
Plan of Reconstruction:
This plan was prepared by the President Lincoln and after his assassination, Andrew Johnson wanted to execute this plan. This plan was made to add the Southern state into union in late nineteenth century on the condition if the 10 percent voter would swore an oath of allegiance to the union.
Why he was impeached:
The President Andrew Johnson was impeached due to the plan of reconstruction and impeachment trail was started when he violated the <em>Tenure of Office Pact </em>that restrict the President from dismissing appointed officials without taking permission from Congress. He dismissed the Secretary of War from the cabinet.
The first crop that formed the basis of the economy in the Southern states was tobacco. But at the beginning of the 19th century cotton became the most important. During the 1840s and 1850s cotton became the chief United States export. It was known as "King cotton". The rapid agricultural growth of the South led to financial and political tensions between the Northern and the Southern states. Answer: The most important Southern crop in the 1840s and 1850s was cotton.
