Because the government had to put the issue aside when the slavery issues came up.
Franklin Pierce had that dubious distinction.
McKinley's predecessor, Grover Cleaveland, refused to sign the treaty of annexation.
Action plan of unity
The annexation of Texas by the US. Border Conflicts. Failed negotiations to purchase Alta California an Nuevo Mexico.
the Albany Plan
It was a failed diplomacy. But eventually a successful revolution happened for America.
Yes. Franklin Pierce had full sleeves depicting Greek mythological figures fighting dragons. He had an affinity for both Greek mythology and Asian cultures, so he let his brother-in-law, Obadiah Appleton practice his new trade. Unfortunately for Pierce, Obadiah's tattoo work was as bad as his previous career as a failed wagon builder. Pierce therefore always wore sleeves and threatened the life of anyone making a portrait if they even suggested depicting the tattoos. Also, Dwight Eisenhower has an ace of spades on his right butt cheek.
He failed at his Northwest Passage expidetion, but succeede at all other expiditions.
need for public debate.
During his presidency, Franklin Pierce focused on expanding American influence and trade abroad. He pursued diplomatic relations with Asian nations, particularly Japan, and successfully negotiated the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened up trade between the two countries. Additionally, Pierce's administration sought to assert American dominance in the Caribbean by attempting to acquire Cuba from Spain, though this effort ultimately failed.
New England Missionaries and whalers, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Puerto Rican contract laborers, a few who jumped ship and a very small number of merchants from the Russia-American Company. All made their own imprint on the development of what would become the State of Hawaii.
Objected to the annexation of the Philippines and the building of an American empire. Idealism, self-interest, racism, constitutionalism, and other reasons motivated them, but they failed to make their case; the Philippines were annexed in 1900