James Buchanan's presidency

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:controversy	corruption allegations in administration divisions within Democratic Party handling of secession crisis
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1861-03-04
gptkbp:foreignPolicyEvent	gptkb:Ostend_Manifesto_controversy gptkb:Paraguay_expedition Crittenden Compromise (end of term)
gptkbp:historicalAssessment	often ranked poorly by historians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	James Buchanan's presidency
gptkbp:location	gptkb:White_House
gptkbp:notableCase	gptkb:Dred_Scott_v._Sandford gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act_(enforcement)
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Jeremiah_S._Black gptkb:Isaac_Toucey gptkb:Lewis_Cass gptkb:Howell_Cobb gptkb:John_B._Floyd gptkb:Jacob_Thompson gptkb:Aaron_V._Brown
gptkbp:notableFor	first president from Pennsylvania last president before the American Civil War only lifelong bachelor president
gptkbp:notablePolicy	enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act support for Lecompton Constitution
gptkbp:numberInSeries	15
gptkbp:politicalParty	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy	Franklin Pierce's presidency
gptkbp:president	gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision gptkb:Panic_of_1857 gptkb:Utah_War secession of Southern states
gptkbp:startDate	1857-03-04
gptkbp:successor	Abraham Lincoln's presidency
gptkbp:termLength	4 years
gptkbp:vicePresident	gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln's_inauguration
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7