USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

DRED SCOTT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False. Douglas considered switching to the Republican party after arguments with President Buchanan.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Buchanan reverted to a policy of inactivity that continued until he left office. In March 1861 he retired to his Pennsylvania home Wheatland–where he died seven years later–leaving his successor to resolve the frightful issue facing the Nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Abraham Lincoln served as president immediately after James Buchanan. Lincoln won the Election of 1860 with a plurality of the vote and without the support of a single southern state. Lincoln’s victory resulted in the south seceding from the Union and the CIvil war from 1861 to 1865.

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