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Franklin Pierce
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Franklin Pierce (D)
14th president of the United States of America from 1853-1857
Background
• Born in New Hampshire
• Enrolled at Bowdoin College in Maine where he excelled in public speaking.
• Married to Jane Pierce from 1834-1863
• Had three kids whom all died at a very young age.
• His son Franklin Jr. died four days after being born. His other son Frank Robert died from Typhus, and his son Benjamin died in a train accident.
Qualifications
• Milita Officer
• Served in the Mexican-American war
• Studied Law
• Served in the New Hampshire legislature.
• In the 1830's he went to Washington where he first served as a representetive and later on as a senator.
Presidency
Major events that happend during Franklin Pierce presidency
Presidency
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Franklin Pierce signed into law the Kansas-Nebraska Act which overturned the Misouri Compromise of 1820. The Kansa-Nebraska Act created the terretories of Kansas and Nebraska.
Kansas-Nebraska act
Gadsen Purchase
Gadsen Purchase
Under Franklin Pierce the United States purchased what is now Southern Arizona and New Mexico from Mexico for $10 million dollars. Pierce also attempted to buy Cuba from spain but was not succesful
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas took place under president Franklin Pierce. Bleeding Kansas was a war that emerged from political debates on the issue of slavery.
Bleeding Kansas
Canadian Reciprocity Treaty
This treaty opened the United States market to Canadian agricultural products. The United States gained new commercial rights in Canadian water.
Canadian Reciprocity Treaty
Naturalisation act of 1855
Nationality laws are changed so all children born overseas to U.S parents are guaranteed American citizenship.