How Did Franklin Pierce Led In Time Of The Civil War?

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Franklin Pierce became 14th President of the United States at a time of apparent calmness (1853-1857). By following the endorsements of southern consultants, Pierce -- a New Englander -- hoped to affluence the divisions that led in time of the Civil War. Following his father, Pierce united with the Democratic Party, supporting Jackson for the 1828 election. Pierce attended in the New Hampshire Legislature (1828-1832) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1832-1842). He dropped President James Polk's offer of the position of attorney general, and instead accepting promotion as U.S. attorney for New Hampshire. During the Mexican War, Pierce was the brigadier general below Winfield Scott; in1852, since he was fairly unknown and had not provoked voters, he received the Democratic nomination for president. Even though Pierce was elected over Scott, the Whig candidate, his inclusive mainstream was only 50,000 out of over 3 million votes cast. …show more content…

Pierce despised change and trusted on tradition to direct the government. However, his expectations for unison were demolished by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which annulled the 1820 Missouri Compromise. Carrying out this law led to a rebellion by antislavery Democrats and to the establishment of the Republican Party, altering the Whig party in the North. Pierce's vital enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act separated the same elements. By 1856 complete havoc occurred in Kansas; two governments were recognized, and Pierce was helpless to control the

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