The great society program was to abolish inequality
The United States gained sovereignty over the Philippines for $20,000,000. <span />
56 people signed it and 43 painted signatures
Buchanan could have repudiated the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas.
He could have supported Douglas for the Democrat nomination in 1860. Douglas could have been elected President in 1860, and that means no secession.
He could have reassigned military commanders so that forts in the south were held by people from the north.
He should have anticipated what the secessionists could do in order to neutralize them.
The French-Indian was extremely costly. It left Britain with a huge debt. The British thought the colonists were to pay the debt because they were defending the colonies from the French. Britain also maintained a standing army in American colonies which was a huge financial stress. As a result, Great Britain taxed the colonies.