President Franklin Pierce

By:  Meghan Celentano

        President Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth president of the United States.  He was elected in 1853, but before he was elected the Mexican-American War was started in 1847.  The war when still accruing when he became President.  This was obviously a problem, so he fixed it.  In 1850 the United States made a compromise.  Because Pierce had southern views he hoped that the decisions he made would work to the countries advantage, but his rash choices only helped the union crumble faster.

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• "Franklin Pierce." The White House. The White House. 15 Mar. 2006 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fp14.html>.

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• "Franklin Pierce." American Presidents. American Presidents . 15 Mar. 2006 <http://www.americanpresident.org/history/franklinpierce/>.

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• "Presidents Of the United States." Franklin Pierce. Presidental Research Sources. 15 Mar. 2006 <http://www.presidentsusa.net/pierce.html>.

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