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James Buchanan

James Buchanan is named in 6 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1857 to 1861.

6 events From Mar 6, 1857 To Apr 12, 1861 Open in filter view →
James Buchanan on the timeline 6 events · 1857–1867 · click any marker
James Buchanan on the timeline18601865James Buchanan
DateEventLanesStatus
1861-04-12Confederate Bombardment of Fort Sumter Begins Civil War and Triggers Massive War Profiteering Industry 3 src
Abraham Lincoln · James Buchanan
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1860-12-20South Carolina Secession Launches Confederate States Formation to Preserve Slavery as Explicit Constitutional Foundation 3 src
James Buchanan
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1859-10-16John Brown's Harpers Ferry Raid Exposes Slave Power's Armed Defense of Institutional Capture 3 src
John Brown · James Buchanan · U.S. Marines
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1858-01-04Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Lecompton Constitution Despite Buchanan Bribery 3 src
James Buchanan · Stephen A. Douglas
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1857-11-07Lecompton Constitution Referendum Demonstrates Electoral Fraud in Service of Slavery Expansion 3 src
James Buchanan · Stephen A. Douglas · Free-State settlers
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1857-03-06Dred Scott Decision Demonstrates Supreme Court Capture by Slave Power Through Political Collusion 4 src
James Buchanan · U.S. Supreme Court
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Confederate States of America 2× shared Jefferson Davis 2× shared Stephen A. Douglas 2× shared Abraham Lincoln 1× shared Alexander Stephens 1× shared Border Ruffians 1× shared Dred Scott 1× shared Free-State settlers 1× shared John Brown 1× shared John Catron 1× shared Kansas voters 1× shared Lecompton Convention 1× shared Pro-slavery delegates 1× shared Robert Anderson 1× shared Robert Cooper Grier 1× shared Robert E. Lee 1× shared Roger B. Taney 1× shared South Carolina 1× shared U.S. Marines 1× shared U.S. Supreme Court 1× shared Virginia militia 1× shared