Who became President after Lincoln's assassination?

Who became President after Lincoln's assassination?

• A. Ulysses S. Grant
• B. Andrew Johnson
• C. Rutherford B. Hayes
• D. James Madison

Answer: (B)

When a president dies in office, the vice president steps up to take the oath and lead the country. Lincoln’s assassination in 1865 made Andrew Johnson, who was serving as vice president, the new president. Johnson, a War Democrat from Tennessee, carried the nation through the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and the start of Reconstruction. Ulysses S. Grant later became president, but not until 1869—long after Johnson’s ascension. James Madison had been president decades earlier, and Rutherford B. Hayes would not become president until 1877.

When a president dies in office, the vice president steps up to take the oath and lead the country. Lincoln’s assassination in 1865 made Andrew Johnson, who was serving as vice president, the new president. Johnson, a War Democrat from Tennessee, carried the nation through the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and the start of Reconstruction. Ulysses S. Grant later became president, but not until 1869—long after Johnson’s ascension. James Madison had been president decades earlier, and Rutherford B. Hayes would not become president until 1877.