5. Music, Theatre, Entertainment 1850s – Minstrel music, piano music, picnics 1830s – Ballets, circus menageries, and horse shows, 1840s – Quickstep and Polka were popular dances. The first American opera, Leonara, written by William Henry Fry, leisure time, horse racing
6. Art Natural landscapes were popular in the 1830s. Panorama-type paintings became popular in the 1840s.
15. James Buchanan – 1857-1861 Notable Events Only president to never marry. Sectionalism realigned political parties – Democrats split, Whigs were destroyed, giving rise to Republicans. Dred Scott decision