Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro New Hampshire. Franklin was born in a log cabin in a frontier farm. Franklin had four brothers, two sisters, and one half sisters. Franklin had a happy childhood he grew up around gardens and forests. He was very active and athletic. When Franklin was 5 he fell of a horse and was severely injured. The doctors said that he might never be able to walk again. He quickly recovered and was able to walk again. Franklin heard a lot about his dad being in the revolutionary war and his brother in the war of 1812 and Franklin then wanted to be a solider. Then his father became a governor and that gave Franklin a life-long interest in politics. Franklin had convinced himself that he would accomplish great things. Franklin Pierce died on October 8, 1869. Pierce was the youngest president in the office at 48 years old. He purchased Arizona and New Mexico for 10,000,000 dollars. At the age of 33 Franklin became U.S senator. In 1852 Franklin Pierce became president. Franklin lost 3 sons.
The Crimean war was started because there was an argument between the French and Russian’s religious fraternities over who would get holy land. The Kansas Nebraska act was started because Stephan A. Douglas divided Louisiana into two separate states such as Kansas and Nebraska because of slavery’s expansion. The Gadsden Purchase is really the Mexican War this war was a fight between the United States over land.
1804- Franklin Pierce was born on November 23 in Hillsboro New Hampshire 1833- Elected for U.S House of Representative 1834- On November 10, Franklin married Jane Means Appleton 1836- Franklin’s son was born 1836- Franklin’s son died 1837- Franklin was elected as U.S Senate 1839- Franklin’s son Frank was born 1841- Franklin’s son Benjamin was born 1847- Franklin was a brigadier general in the Mexican war 1852- Franklin was elected President of the United States of America 1853- Gadsden purchase was signed 1853-1856- France, Britain, Turkey, and Sardinia fought against Russia in the Crimean War 1854The Kansas and Nebraska act started 1854-1856- Republican Party was made 1856- Kansas became battleground between slavery and antislavery forces 1857- U.S population was 29,000,000 1857- End of Franklin Pierce’s presidency 1869- Franklin Pierce died on October 8 in Concord New Hampshire
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