General Information:
Major "Events" of his Presidency:
- James Buchanan had been the fifteenth President of the nation with John Breckinridge as his Vice President for his only term.
- Term as President lasted from 1857 to 1861.
- Served as the Minister to Russia, a Secretary of State, and turned down an offer to for an appointment to the Supreme Court.
Major "Events" of his Presidency:
- The renowned Dred Scott v. Sanford case.
- Kansas government electing free state legislature and the passing of The English Bill.
- Minnesota and Oregon are admitted into the Union.
- Major secession of Southern states and the forming of the Confederacy.