The coming civil war

The Coming of the Civil War Timeline

By kevork

  • The Election of 1856

    The Election of 1856
    The Election of 1856 was an intense presidential election between James Buchanan who was a Democrat, John C. Fremont who was a Republican and Millard Fillmore who was part of the Whig party. It took place November 4, 1856. Buchanan was the ambassador of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Freemont was against slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Fillmore represented the third party and the Know Nothings, who were people that ignored Slavery. At the time slavery was a big issue, and the Kansas-