In 1864, Andrew Johnson (a War Democrat from Tennessee) was elected Vice President under Abraham Lincoln. He became President after Lincoln's assassination in 1865. Under Johnson's lenient re-admission policy, Tennessee was the first of the seceding states to have its elected members readmitted to the U.S. Congress, on July 24, 1866. Because Tennessee had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment, it was the only one of the formerly secessionist states that did not have a military governor during the Reconstruction period. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was elected Vice President of the United States in 1864? ANS1 Andrew Johnson QSN2 Which Confederate state's representation was readmitted to Congress first? ANS2 Tennessee QSN3 On which date were Tennessee's elected representatives restored to their offices in Washington D.C.? ANS3 July 24, 1866 QSN4 Their ratification of which Amendment spared Tennessee a military governor during Reconstruction? ANS4 Fourteenth QSN5 In which year did Andrew Johnson become President? ANS5 1865