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Dec 12, 2023 · Accomplishments of Franklin Pierce. 1. Gadsden Purchase. In 1853, Franklin Pierce negotiated the Gadsden Purchase, acquiring a 29,670-square-mile strip of land from Mexico for $10 million. This land extended into present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico. The primary motivation behind the purchase was to secure a suitable southern route for a ...
Franklin Pierce. Fourteenth President, 1853-1857. Campaign: Franklin Pierce was the lackluster choice of the Democratic Party in 1852, nominated after 48 ballots. In a campaign devoid of issues—for example, both parties endorsed the Compromise of 1850—Pierce defeated the Whig Party nominee, war hero Winfield Scott. Challenges:
Jan 22, 2004 · Franklin Pierce. New Englander Pierce, a "dark-horse" candidate, entered office during a period of relative and deceptive calm on the slavery issue. Yet, though he evoked a nationalistic vision of territorial expansion and economic prosperity, his pro-southern policies alienated many northerners and raised sectional passions to a new pitch.
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States (1853–1857) and is the only president from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" (a Northerner with Southern sympathies) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce's presidency is mostly remembered ...
Oct 8, 2022 · Franklin Pierce’s murky legacy as President. On this day in 1869, former President Franklin Pierce passed away in New Hampshire. Pierce was regarded as an ethical hard worker, but he struggled as a national leader when he openly advocated for pro-slavery states as a Northerner in the 1850s.
Franklin Pierce University. / 42.7823; -72.0573. Franklin Pierce University is a private university in Rindge, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded as Franklin Pierce College in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional preparation. The school gained university status in 2007 and is accredited by the New ...
Nov 2, 2014 · Franklin Pierce was elected as the 14 th and possibly worst president of the United States on Nov. 2, 1852. During his presidency he confronted two divided houses: the growing friction between the North and the South and his wife’s unhappiness with his political career. Gen. Franklin Pierce by Matthew Brady. His presidency began inauspiciously.
