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When President [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln] was assassinated, Andrew Johnson became the new president of the United States.

When President [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln] was assassinated, Andrew Johnson became the new president of the United States. He was the 17th President.

==Early life==

Johnson was born in a log cabin in North Carolina. He did not have a strong formal education, but he did have a trade. He was apprenticed as a tailor in 1822 and was the first president to not enter a career in law or the military. Four years later he opened his own business in Tennessee (he was not yet 18 and was still illiterate). Eventually he taught himself how to read. In 1827 he married and his wife, Eliza McCardle, also helped Johnson to read and write. By 1834, he was an alderman and then a mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee. Johnson then followed many careers in politics as a Democrat. By 1861, Johnson was the only southern senator who did not resign to join the south. A year later he appointed as the military governor of Tennessee. In 1864, the Republicans were looking to broaden their base against the Democrats. So Lincoln eliminated his vice president and Andrew Johnson was made the vice president.

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-When President [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln] was assassinated, Andrew Johnson became the new president of the United States.
+When President [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln] was assassinated, Andrew Johnson became the new president of the United States. He was the 17th President.
+==Early life==
 Johnson was born in a log cabin in North Carolina. He did not have a strong formal education, but he did have a trade. He was apprenticed as a tailor in 1822 and was the first president to not enter a career in law or the military. Four years later he opened his own business in Tennessee (he was not yet 18 and was still illiterate). Eventually he taught himself how to read. In 1827 he married and his wife, Eliza McCardle, also helped Johnson to read and write. By 1834, he was an alderman and then a mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee. Johnson then followed many careers in politics as a Democrat. By 1861, Johnson was the only southern senator who did not resign to join the south. A year later he appointed as the military governor of Tennessee. In 1864, the Republicans were looking to broaden their base against the Democrats. So Lincoln eliminated his vice president and Andrew Johnson was made the vice president.