- James Buchanan - Wikipedia
Buchanan was an advocate for states' rights, particularly regarding slavery, and minimized the role of the federal government preceding the American Civil War Buchanan was a lawyer in Pennsylvania and won his first election to the state's House of Representatives as a Federalist
- James Buchanan | Biography, Presidency, Facts | Britannica
James Buchanan was the 15th U S president, a Democrat whose efforts at compromise in the North-South conflict failed to avert the American Civil War
- Presidency of James Buchanan - Wikipedia
Buchanan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, took office after defeating the Republican candidate, John C Frémont, and the Know Nothing candidate, former President Millard Fillmore, in the 1856 presidential election He declined to seek re-election and was succeeded by Republican Abraham Lincoln
- James Buchanan’s troubled legacy as President - Constitution Center
Today, most people know Buchanan for three things: He was single for his entire presidency; he’s the only President from Pennsylvania; and he was the President before Abraham Lincoln
- James Buchanan - HISTORY
James Buchanan (1791-1868), America’s 15th president, was in office from 1857 to 1861 During his tenure, seven Southern states seceded from the Union and the nation teetered on the brink of
- James Buchanan - Presidency, Facts Political Party
James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States Serving as president during the run-up to the Civil War, Buchanan's inability to halt the southern states' drive toward secession has
- James Buchanan - 15th President, Sectionalism, Compromise | Britannica
Having thus consolidated his position in the South, Buchanan was nominated for president in 1856 and was elected, winning 174 electoral votes to 114 for the Republican John C Frémont and 8 for Millard Fillmore, the American (Know-Nothing) Party candidate
- James Buchanan - Miller Center
Scholarly essays, speeches, photos, and other resources on James Buchanan, the 15th US president (1857-1861), including information about slavery, secession, and the coming of the Civil War
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