Quiz  /  James Buchanan MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers

  • 1. 
    James Buchanan was the _______ President of the United States.

  • Fifteenth
  • Eleventh
  • Twelfth
  • Thirteenth

  • 2. 
    Who was James Buchanan's wife?

  • He never married
  • Sarah Childress
  • Margaret Mackall Smith
  • Abigail Powers

  • 3. 
    Who was the Vice President of the United States under James Buchanan?

  • Millard Fillmore
  • George Dallas
  • John Cabell Breckinridge
  • William Rufus De Vane King

  • 4. 
    What was James Buchanan's nickname?

  • Ten-Cent Jimmy
  • Last of the Whigs
  • Handsome Frank
  • Young Hickory

  • 5. 
    Where was James Buchanan born?

  • Pennsylvania
  • Utah
  • Texas
  • Ohio

  • 6. 
    What was James Buchanan's occupation before he entered politics?

  • Blacksmith
  • Merchant
  • Soldier
  • Lawyer

  • 7. 
    What political office did James Buchanan hold before becoming President of the United States?

  • Senator
  • Member of the House of Representatives
  • U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain
  • All of the above

  • 8. 
    What Supreme Court ruling said that the federal government could not restrict slavery in U.S. territories?

  • Dred Scott ruling
  • Harriet Tubman ruling
  • Kansas-Nebraska ruling
  • California ruling

  • 9. 
    What did James Buchanan do when several southern states seceded from the Union?

  • He demanded they return
  • He seized their land
  • Nothing
  • He declared war

  • 10. 
    To what incoming president did Buchanan say he was 'the happiest man on Earth' to be leaving the White House?

  • Andrew Johnson
  • Franklin Pierce
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Millard Fillmore
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