Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. ... Everyone loved him and called him a true patriot who risked everything just to stand with the Union in the Civil war. ... Johnson defended slavery. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system except for slavery cut short any hope for a redistribution of land to the freed-people or a more far-reaching reform program in the South. ... Johnson's decision to support the return of the pre-war social and economic system except for slavery cut short any hope for a redistribution of...

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