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The 10 pages that link to James Buchanan, each with the reason it gives.

• Oregon TreatyRelated: Buchanan conducted the negotiations that produced the treaty.

• Brigham YoungRelated: Buchanan ordered the expedition that confronted Young’s government in Utah.

• Franklin PierceRelated: Buchanan succeeded Pierce and inherited the unresolved sectional crisis.

• Utah WarRelated: He ordered troops to Utah and appointed a new territorial governor.

• Millard FillmoreRelated: Buchanan inherited the worsening conflict over slavery that had deepened during Fillmore’s era.

• Martin Van BurenRelated: Buchanan was a rival for the 1844 Democratic nomination that Van Buren sought.

• Oregon boundary disputeRelated: As secretary of state, he helped negotiate the settlement with Britain.

• John C. BreckinridgeRelated: Buchanan and Breckinridge served together as president and vice president.

• Lewis CassRelated: Cass served as Buchanan’s secretary of state before resigning over the administration’s response to secession.