Statistics for The James Buchanan Presidency

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  • The average score is 14 of 17

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HintAnswer% Correct
His political party (as President)Democratic
97%
Illinois lawyer who succeeded Buchanan as PresidentAbraham Lincoln
95%
Considered to be one of the worst Presidents, due to his failure to prevent this conflict from happeningCivil War
89%
First seven states to secede from the UnionSouth Carolina
88%
First seven states to secede from the UnionAlabama
87%
First seven states to secede from the UnionGeorgia
87%
First seven states to secede from the UnionMississippi
87%
In response to this, several states secede from the Union to form this nation{Confederate} States of America
85%
First seven states to secede from the UnionFlorida
85%
First seven states to secede from the UnionTexas
85%
He was the only President to have never had thisA wife
80%
First seven states to secede from the UnionLouisiana
80%
Served as ambassador to these two European countriesUnited Kingdom
76%
His home statePennsylvania
73%
Served as ambassador to these two European countriesRussia
67%
Enslaved man who sued for his freedom in a landmark Supreme Court caseDred Scott
64%
His Vice President, who later ran for President in 1860John C. Breckinridge
55%

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