James Buchanan
James Buchanan is the only president to remain a bachelor for his entire life. Historians agree that James was one of the worst presidents for his apparent indifferences on the civil war. The controversy of slavery divided the nation at his time of presidency. James Buchanan carried the reputation of a northern man with southern principles, causing tension between the already segregated nation with the complication of slavery.
James was a northern man born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania The buildup of the civil war plagued on as the issue of slavery worsened the tension between the North and South. Southern views were very different from northerners. The south was worried that the acquisition of new territories as a free state would totally abolish slavery. Kansas was admitted to the union as a free state to the union due to the process of popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is where the citizens living in the state vote whether it should be a slave or Free State. Family values and keeping traditional ways was very important in the south. James Buchanan represented the Democratic Party. The south was also known as the solid south for their electoral support to the Democratic Party. Democrats believed in a limited government and strong states’ rights. Buchanan blamed abolitionist for causing the problems in the south. Southerners had so much more to lose compared to northerners coming into the civil war. The result of the war could change their traditional way of life with slavery that they have had for centuries.
Northerners wanted to keep the union together and that was their main goal. The Dred Scott court case involved a slave, Dred Scott suing for his freedom. The decision was made two days after Buchanan’s inauguration that Scott could not sue for his freedom because slaves were property. This decision enraged Northerners. The Radical abolitionist John Brown took over Harper’s ferry and attacked slave owners; this showed the hatred of slavery in the
James was a northern man born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania The buildup of the civil war plagued on as the issue of slavery worsened the tension between the North and South. Southern views were very different from northerners. The south was worried that the acquisition of new territories as a free state would totally abolish slavery. Kansas was admitted to the union as a free state to the union due to the process of popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is where the citizens living in the state vote whether it should be a slave or Free State. Family values and keeping traditional ways was very important in the south. James Buchanan represented the Democratic Party. The south was also known as the solid south for their electoral support to the Democratic Party. Democrats believed in a limited government and strong states’ rights. Buchanan blamed abolitionist for causing the problems in the south. Southerners had so much more to lose compared to northerners coming into the civil war. The result of the war could change their traditional way of life with slavery that they have had for centuries.
Northerners wanted to keep the union together and that was their main goal. The Dred Scott court case involved a slave, Dred Scott suing for his freedom. The decision was made two days after Buchanan’s inauguration that Scott could not sue for his freedom because slaves were property. This decision enraged Northerners. The Radical abolitionist John Brown took over Harper’s ferry and attacked slave owners; this showed the hatred of slavery in the