An Analysis of the Contenders in 1856’s Politics of the United States (1620 words, 9 pages)
Title The ContendersFor the presidential election of 1856, the Democrats nominated JamesBuchanan and John Breckenridge, the newly formed Republican party nominatedJohn Fremont and William Drayton, the American or Know-Nothing partynominated former president Millard Fillmore and Andrew Donelson, and theAbolition Party nominated Gerrit Smith and Samuel McFarland.Buchanan started his political career ...
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