Franklin Pierce supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act which cancelled the Missouri Compromise leading to a new rise of the debate about the spread of slavery in the Western Territories.
After the outbreak of the Civil War he declared support for the Confederacy.
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Those dates are the years Pierce was President. The coin was minted in 2010 and is worth one dollar.
1853 by president Franklin Pierce. It was purchased by the United States from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed into law by President Franklin Pierce on May 30, 1854.
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Franklin Pierce was president at this time.
Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act into law and approved the treaty to make the Gadsden Purchase.
Franklin Pierce was president when the Kansas-Nebraska Act took place, which overturned the Missouri Compromise, which ultimately led to the formation of the Republican Party to fight against the extention of slavery into the territories, which revived the political career of Abraham Lincoln, which ultimately led him to the presidency. So, pretty much the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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Franklin Pierce was the weak democratic president whose pro-southern cabinet pushed aggressive expansionist schemes. Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. This act turned Kansas into a battleground for the country's conflict over slavery.
Franklin Pierce was the United States' fourteenth President. The Democratic Pierce reigned from 1853-57 and is the only President from New Hampshire. He is known as the worst President in American history. It is said that the Ostend Manifesto and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were what ruined Pierces name.
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Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. His presidency was marked by a divisive issue of slavery, particularly the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which led to violent conflicts in Kansas. Pierce's handling of these issues further exacerbated tensions leading up to the Civil War. Historically, he is seen as one of the least effective presidents.