James Buchanan

Birth-Death: (1797 - 1868 ) Term: (1857-1861 )

The Dred Scott decision established the direction of Buchanan's presidency. The North refused to accept the decision, which took away from slaves every right they might have had. Violent events like John Brown's rade on Harper's Ferry alienated the South, and finally, the Confederate States of America was formed soon after Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

Chronology of James Buchanan

1857 - Dred Scott v. Sanford

1858 - Lincoln-Douglas Debates

1858 - Freeport Doctrine

1859 - John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

1860 - The Pony Express system is established

1861 - Confederate States organized with Jefferson Davis as President