HIST-151.003 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Chapter 16: “Reconstruction 1863-1877” Outline of Current Lecture II. Chapter 16: “Reconstruction 1863-1877” Cont.- Tenure of Office Act and Impeachment- Spoils System III. Chapter 17: “The Contested West 1865-1900”- Homestead Act & Homesteading & SharecroppersCurrent LectureTenure of Office Act and Impeachment- By 1886, Andrew Johnson had infuriated Congress, they (the House of Representatives, and the Senate) drew up an Act that would cause Johnson to slip up, break the law, and face trial to be impeached.- Johnson did not stand a chance, he was a Democrat in a highly populated Republican government- The Act made it against the law for an Executive member (the President), to fire a member of their cabinet – Johnson tested the waters and fired his Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton- Johnson had broken the law and was forced to go through an impeachment process, he had to stand trial led by the Senate of the United States, this process took close to one year (1866-1867)- Johnson was one vote away from being impeached; however, a registered Republican spoke out – if Johnson was impeached, who would take his place?o Congress let him ride out the rest of his Presidency- After Johnson served the rest of his term, the Act was revokedSpoils System- “To the victor, go the spoils”- Whoever wins the Presidency gets to do what they please (as long as it does not break any Congressional laws)- Spoils System had been around since the first president of the United StatesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- When Ulysses S. Grant was elected, he took advantage of the Spoils System – bringing a large majority of his drunken, gambling, felony-holding friends with him to Washington D.C. and electing them into Legislative and Judicial positions- “Take care of whom you give power and authority”Chapter 17: “The Contested West 1865-1900”What was the west contesting over? – Land. Battles between Native Americans and Whites for territory ensuedHomestead Act & Homesteading & Sharecropping- The Federal Government sought out to populate the western side of the Mississippi River- Congress initiated the Homestead Act:o Homesteaders claimed 60-160 acres of land – promisedo Homesteaders were required to acquire their own land, build houses, farms, trade-posts, etc.o Required to spread American ideals to everyone around them who were unfamiliar with their American traditionso Homesteaders were required to build their own houses and pay for it out of their own pocket*Continue reading or start reading Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery as well as study for the syllabus quiz which we be held on this upcoming Friday. The Up From Slavery book quiz will take place the following
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