Presidency of James Buchanan

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administration of the United States government presidency

The Presidency of James Buchanan refers to the U.S. administration from 1857 to 1861 marked by escalating sectional tensions, failed compromises over slavery, and the secession crisis that immediately preceded the Civil War.

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Surface form	Occurrences
James Buchanan administration	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administration of the United States government ⓘ presidency ⓘ
cabinetMember	Aaron V. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Howell Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Toucey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremiah S. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ John B. Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Cass NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfUnpopularity	perceived inaction during secession crisis ⓘ support for pro-slavery policies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crisisManagement	failed to prevent secession of Southern states ⓘ
domesticPolicyFocus	sectional conflict between North and South ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ territorial expansion and slavery in the territories ⓘ
economicEvent	Panic of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicPolicy	opposition to federal internal improvements ⓘ support for low-tariff policies ⓘ
election	1856 United States presidential election ⓘ
endDate	1861-03-04 ⓘ
followedBy	Presidency of Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreignPolicyFocus	Central America and transit routes ⓘ Cuba and the Ostend Manifesto legacy ⓘ relations with Great Britain ⓘ relations with Mexico ⓘ
historicalReputation	widely ranked among the worst U.S. presidencies ⓘ
immediateSuccessorEvent	outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861 ⓘ
inauguration	First inauguration of James Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ
judicialEvent	Dred Scott v. Sandford decision NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeBody	35th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 36th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainLocation	Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorEvent	Bleeding Kansas violence ⓘ Dred Scott v. Sandford decision NERFINISHED ⓘ John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ Lecompton Constitution controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ Panic of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah War NERFINISHED ⓘ secession crisis of 1860–1861 NERFINISHED ⓘ
ordinalNumber	15th U.S. presidency ⓘ
politicalParty	Democratic Party ⓘ
positionOnSlavery	accepted Dred Scott decision as final settlement ⓘ supported extension of slavery into territories under popular sovereignty ⓘ supported pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas ⓘ
precededBy	Presidency of Franklin Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ
president	James Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConflict	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	White House ⓘ
startDate	1857-03-04 ⓘ
stateSecededDuringTerm	Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
vicePresident	John C. Breckinridge NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Presidency of Abraham Lincoln → precededBy → Presidency of James Buchanan ⓘ

Dakota Territory → createdUnder → Presidency of James Buchanan ⓘ

this entity surface form: James Buchanan administration