Both primary sources gave original pictures and articles from that time period and showed the real headlines. Both of these presidents seemed to impact America a lot in their short time serving. Cleveland was even the first to run for two inconsecutive terms. By using primary sources you get to see the real information and how it was seen by the public in that time period. I learned a lot about Johnson and Cleveland and enjoy seeing real life articles about the two even though it was so long ago. During searching through these sources you learn a lot about the personal and early life of the presidents, but also what they did as a president, and also what they did after they were no longer in office.
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Grover Cleveland was the twenty second president of the united states. He began his career in politics as the mayor of Buffalo, New York. Cleveland ran for president just years after being elected mayor, he had won the popular vote. Cleveland was not only the twenty second president of the united states but also the twenty fourth. Cleveland had strong beliefs in civil rights reform. Cleveland came from a poor family and was self educated. After retiring Cleveland went to Princeton, New Jersey and gave lectures at Princeton University until he passed away.
Andrew Johnson was the seventh president of the united states. He was the vice president of abraham lincoln, and came into office after lincoln's assassination. Johnson served for only four years, in that time he was the very first president to be impeached. Johnson also believed in restoring the south as lincoln did. Johnson did not run for another term because, congress has impeached him. Johnson was the governor of tennessee before he became vice president and president. In his early life johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Johnson was poor growing up and never actually went to school, he was a self taught tailor and later moved to tennessee.Johnson played a large play in the time of slavery and thought people had the right to have slaves. Johnson was mainly focused on helping the south and wanted to protect blacks. After his presidency he went back to his town in tennessee and became part of the senate. The first picture is of Andrew Johnson himself, he was 5 foot 10 inches tall with a broad forehead, thick dark hair, had a larger nose, and a cleft chin.
The second picture is Andrew Johnsons wife, Eliza Johnson, Andrew Johnson Married Eliza when she was only 16 and he was 18. The third picture is Andrew Johnsons house, the house is now a historical site that can be visited in Greenville, Tennessee. The photo in the section about president Grover Cleveland is Grover Cleveland, He was a larger man with a large mustache, he was the heaviest president at that time, blue eyes, and thin hair. |
bibliographyHistory.com Staff. "Andrew Johnson." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 01 Mar. 2017. |