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The Civil War was already boiling over during Buchanan's presidency, yet he pushed it off for Abraham Lincoln to take care of during his presidency. He delayed the war during his entire presidency.

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Buchanan considered buying Alaska from the Russians, but they could not agree on a price. Buchanan also was gifted a herd of elephants by the King of Siam and he kept one at the White House.

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Appointing a Justice to the supreme court

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Appointing a Justice to the supreme court

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Buchanan appointed Nathan Clifford to the Supreme Court.

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James Buchanan received the Dred Scott Decision, where an enslaved man petitioned a request for slavery, and denied the request.

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Buchanan supported VP Breckinridge as he ran for president after it became clear he would not be elected. When the South picked Breckinridge as their candidates, contrary to what the Democratic party chose, Buchanan refused to reconcile the party due to a grudge held against the Democratic party candidate because of his view on slavery.

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During the economy crash in 1857, Buchanan pushed for "reform not relief" and caused the collapse on overspeculation of the Northerners. He did nothing to help the economy recover, but it did recover over several years.

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President Buchanan was favored in the Confederate states due to his denial of action against slavery and blaming the secession of the Confederate states to speculation against slavery in the North. He took no action against slavery or the secession.