Learning Exercise
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
The site depends exclusively on Harper's Weekly for the material relating to the impeachment and trial of President Andrew Johnson. Site materials include editorials, articles, political cartoons, and biographical essays on the major impeachment figures. Rules of impeachment and the eleven Articles of Impeachment are provided. A teacher created impeachment Simulation Game is available for classroom use.
Course: United States History; American Government
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Exercise
"The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson was justified?" Take either a pro- or con- side to this statement. Using exclusively the resouces of Harper's Weekly, write an 8 to 10 page paper justifying the position taken. Include a bibliogrpahy of specific resources used from within the site.
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- Humanities / History / Area Studies / Americas / United States / 1865-1900
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