Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Committee
|
| gptkbp:CEO |
gptkb:John_B._Floyd
gptkb:Isaac_P._Walker gptkb:Robert_McClelland gptkb:William_H._Seward gptkb:Joseph_Holt gptkb:Montgomery_Blair gptkb:Simon_Cameron gptkb:James_C._Dobbin |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Lecompton Constitution
Handling of the secession crisis Support for pro-slavery forces |
| gptkbp:economicActivity |
Laissez-faire economics
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Supported popular sovereignty
Criticized for inaction Considered ineffective Facilitated the Civil War Failed to prevent disunion Opposed the abolitionist movement Presided over a divided nation Promoted the expansion of slavery Struggled with sectional tensions Last_president_before_the_Civil_War End_of_the_Second_Party_System Faced_significant_opposition_from_Republicans Involved_in_the_Bleeding_Kansas_conflict Legacy_overshadowed_by_Civil_War Attempted_to_maintain_peace_between_North_and_South |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Buchanan administration
|
| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
Treaty of Paris (1856)
Ostend Manifesto |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Morrill_Land-Grant_Acts
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act Homestead Act |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
gptkb:Secession_of_Southern_states gptkb:John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry Panic of 1857 |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Pierce_administration
|
| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:James_Buchanan
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Lincoln_administration
|
| gptkbp:termEnd |
1861-03-04
|
| gptkbp:termStart |
1857-03-04
|