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James Buchanan

James Buchanan's Presidency
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US History (1491 ce)

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 James Buchanan(1857-1861)-the Bachelor President  Democrat  Vice President-John C. Breckenridge  Major Domestic Affairs  Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857 and decision by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney  Panic of 1857  Inflation of currency due to inpouring of California gold  Overproduction of grain due to Crimean War demands  Over speculation in land and railroads  More than 5,000 business failed in the year  Unemployment and hunger meetings dominated the news  North was hardest hit; South weathered it well since cotton prices were up worldwide  Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858  Minnesota becomes a state 1858  Oregon becomes a state 1859  John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry 1859 signals looming Civil War  Major Foreign Affairs  Panic of 1857 ripples throughout Europe's financial centers  Garibaldi forms the Italian National Association for the unification of the country 1857; claims Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy 1860  German National Association formed for the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia 1859  Ground broken on construction of Suez Canal 1859-

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James Buchanan

Course: US History (1491 ce)

97 Documents
Students shared 97 documents in this course

University: Jackson College

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James Buchanan(1857-1861)-the Bachelor President
Democrat
Vice President-John C. Breckenridge
Major Domestic Affairs
Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857 and decision by Chief Justice Roger B.
Taney
Panic of 1857
Inflation of currency due to inpouring of California gold
Overproduction of grain due to Crimean War demands
Over speculation in land and railroads
More than 5,000 business failed in the year
Unemployment and hunger meetings dominated the news
North was hardest hit; South weathered it well since cotton
prices were up worldwide
Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858
Minnesota becomes a state 1858
Oregon becomes a state 1859
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry 1859 signals looming Civil War
Major Foreign Affairs
Panic of 1857 ripples throughout Europe's financial centers
Garibaldi forms the Italian National Association for the unification of
the country 1857; claims Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy 1860
German National Association formed for the unification of Germany
under the leadership of Prussia 1859
Ground broken on construction of Suez Canal 1859-1869