James Buchanan

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Humanities, Social Sciences

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WLVT PBS 39

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Teachers' Domain

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

James Buchanan had an extraordinary political career before the presidency, serving as a state representative, a congressman, and as ambassador to Russia. Elected in 1856, Buchanan presided over a mini-civil war in Kansas between pro-slavery and abolitionist forces. As the conflict over slavery grew in Kansas and across the nation, Buchanan's political power collapsed. Buchanan's mini-civil war divided the nation and the South threatened succession. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln replace Buchanan just before the outbreak of the real Civil War.

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Learning Module

Languages:

English

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Curriculum Standards, Video Lectures

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