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Overview of James Buchanan's AdministrationJames Buchanan served as President in the critical years just before the Civil War. Many issues divided the nation, but slavery was the main cause of argument. Buchanan personally opposed slavery, but, as President, he insisted that the Constitution protected slavery and that the laws muct be obeyed. When 7 of the 15 slave states seceded in 1860-61, Buchanan refused to use force to hold them in the Union, fearing that a warlike policy might cause the rest of the slave states to secede and make a peaceful solution impossible.
Other Information James Buchanan was the only President to never marry. He did get engaged in 1819, but a misunderstanding led to his fiance moving away before the couple were married. She died a short time after the separation and Buchanan never pursued another long-term relationship.
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