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Franklin pierce born
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collage
he went to Baldwin collage -
first child Franklin jr.
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Franklin pierce and Anna pierce get married
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father, death of Benjamin pierce
the father of Franklin pierce the 14 president -
mothers death
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second child Franklin robert
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third child benjamin
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second child dies
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third child dies
Two months before taking office as President, Franklin Pierce and his family are struck by tragedy. A train wreck kills the Pierces' eleven-year-old son, Benjamin, the only surviving child of his marriage. Jane Pierce, already unhappy with the prospect of moving to Washington, interprets the death as a condemnation of her husband's decision to be President and becomes a recluse. President Pierce, meanwhile, is grief and guilt-stricken when he enters office. -
Franklin pierce presidency start
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The Gadsden Purchase
negotiated by James Gadsden, U.S. minister to Mexico, is signed. At the cost of 15 million dollars -
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bleeding Kansas
a guerrilla war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers as they attempt to establish popular sovereignty. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
After nearly three centuries of Japanese isolation, Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Treaty of Kanagawa, marking the beginning of the Pacific nation's trade with the rest of the world -
Border Ruffians attack Lawrence, Kansas
Pro-slavery forces and Border Ruffians, including Sheriff Jones of Douglas County and his followers, lead another attack on Lawrence, Kansas. One person dies as the band burns a hotel and two newspaper offices. -
Kansas-Nebraska act
The law reopens the question of slavery in the West by repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820, organizes the Kansas and Nebraska territories on the basis of popular sovereignty, and paves the way for the railroad from Chicago to California. -
The Canadian Reciprocity Treaty
The Canadian Reciprocity Treaty opens the U.S. market to Canadian agricultural products, including timber and fish. -
Republican Party founded
Coinciding with the further disintegration of the Whig Party, the Republican Party is founded in Jackson, Michigan. Its membership is composed of Whigs, Free-Soilers, and northern Democrats angry at the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, specifically, and concerned with the prospect of expanding slavery. -
Ostend Manifesto
The Ostend Manifesto written by Pierre Soule, U.S. minister to Spain, suggests that the United States threaten to invade Cuba if Spain is not willing to sell the island to the United States. Soule's brash diplomacy in Spain dashes Pierce's hopes to annex Cuba, a goal supported by Southerners who viewed the island as a location where slavery might flourish. The State Department disavows any connection to the document and forces Soule's resignation later that year. -
Nationality laws amended
Nationality laws are changed so that all children born abroad to U.S. parents are guaranteed American citizenship. -
Know-Nothing Party renamed
The Native American Party, or Know-Nothing Party, becomes the American Party. -
Free State forces
Antislavery settlers in Kansas form an army -- entitled the Free State forces -- with munitions from Northern states. Abolitionist John Brown follows five of his sons to the territory to lead the group. -
Topeka Constitution
In response to the pro-slavery territorial government and its illegal political proceedings, the Topeka Constitution, written by Free State forces and outlawing slavery, creates a second government in Kansas. -
Wakarusa War
The Wakarusa War threatens Lawrence, Kansas. Fifteen hundred Border Ruffians attack the town, only to retreat after finding it defended by Free State forces. Lawrence -- originally named Wakarusa -- becomes the center of Free-State activities after being founded by the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society. -
Republican Party holds first national meeting
The Republican Party holds its first national meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The American Party, or Know-Nothing Party, meets in Philadelphia to nominate former President Millard Fillmore for President in the upcoming election. -
Sumner-Brooks Affair
The Sumner-Brooks Affair occurs, in which cane-wielding Representative Preston Brooks (D-SC) attacks abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) on the Senate floor. The fight is provoked by conversation and derogatory remarks made two days earlier during the Senate debate on the admission of Kansas. Following the beating, Brooks is arrested and fined $500; he subsequently resigns (although he will be re-elected). Sumner suffers severe injuries, taking three years to recover from the beating. -
John Brown's raid
In retaliation for the pro-slavery raid on Lawrence, Kansas, John Brown and several followers massacre five unarmed, pro-slavery Kansans along the Pottawatomie Creek. -
Franklin pierce presidency end
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Jane Means Appleton dies
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Franklin pierce death
he lived to be 56 he died of Cirrhosis of the liver