SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pro Slavery
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Anti Slavery
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Neutral
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buchanan supported the theory that states and territories had a right to determine if they would allow slavery. (There were also reports Buchanan may have influenced the court’s ruling.) The Dred Scott decision angered and solidified Buchanan’s Republican opponents, and it drove a wedge into the Democratic Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -He kept this stance because he felt that the constitution protected the right to own slaves, despite his strong views that slavery was morally objectionable. Buchanan won 174 electoral votes, winning the race.
Detailed explanation-3: –even though he was from pennsylvania, he felt a great deal of sympathy for the south. He felt that they had bee “sinned against” by the north.
Detailed explanation-4: -James Buchanan "I like the noise of democracy."