Who became the President during the 1856 Presidential election?
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
Stephen A. Douglas
Answer
James Buchanan was elected President in 1856, defeating John C. Fremont and Millard Fillmore. Buchanan was a pro-slavery Democrat, and his election led to the rise of the Republican Party and the eventual outbreak of the Civil War.
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