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Biography of Franklin Pierce by Encyclopedia Britannica . Related Documents. Search all documents. March 04, 1853. Franklin Pierce Event Timeline. March 04, 1853 ...
On May 30, 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which was designed to solve the issue of expanding slavery into the territories. However, it failed miserably; the Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the key political events that led to the American Civil War. The Kansas-Nebraska Act organized the territories of Kansas and ...
Jan 10, 2020 · Franklin Pierce name popped up. And after a total of 49 ballots at the Baltimore June 1852 convention, the DNC nominated Franklin Pierce as their candidate for the 1852 U.S. presidential election. For his running mate, the Alabama Senator William R. King was selected. Pierce and King went on to win the election resoundingly.
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Franklin Pierce became President at a time of apparent tranquility. The United States, by virtue of the Compromise of 1850, seemed to have weathered its sectional storm. By pursuing the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce–a New Englander–hoped to prevent still another outbreak of that storm.
Handsome, sociable, a fine speaker, a Mexican-American War veteran—above all a man not forceful enough to ruffle anyone's feathers—Franklin Pierce was the ideal candidate. Weary of fighting, the Democrats handed Pierce the nomination on the forty-eighth ballot. A senator from Alabama, William Rufus King, was suggested for vice president.
Pierce’s only surviving son, Benjamin, is killed in a train wreck two months before Pierce assumes the presidency. Pierce’s wife, Jane Pierce, interprets Benjamin’s death as an indictment of Franklin’s presidency and becomes socially distant. (Click here for an 08/02/1853 letter from Jane Pierce discussing her grief.) 03/04/1853
