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Franklin Pierce Timeline


Short Biography of President Franklin Pierce
Lifespan: 1804 - 1869
Born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Franklin Pierce died on October 8, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire
Fourteenth President of America - His term in office was from 1853 to 1857

Why was Franklin Pierce famous?
Franklin Pierce was famous as the fourteenth President of the United States of America. He was incapable of stemming the march towards Civil War and one of his few accomplishments was initiating discussions on acquiring Alaska.

The next US President was James Buchanan.

1804

 

Born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire

1812

 

The War of 1812 which has also been called the second War for Independence, between the United States and Great Britain. Zachary Taylor served in the War of 1812, Black Hawk, Second Seminole, and Mexican wars

1814

 

Treaty of Fort Jackson ends Creek War

1826

 

Millard Fillmore was married to Abigail Powers Fillmoreon February 5, 1826

1829-33

 

Served in New Hampshire Legislature, 1829-33

1830

 

Indian Removal Act
Oregon Trail opens

1831

 

Nat Turner's revolt

1832

 

Black Hawk War
Seminole War begins
Department of Indian Affairs established

1833-37

 

Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1833-37

1834

 

Franklin Pierce was married to Jane Means Appleton Pierce in 1834  

1835

 

Texas War for Independence begins

1837

 

Battle of the Alamo

1837-42

 

Unites States Senate, 1837-42

1838

 

1838-1839: The Trail of Tears

1846

 

Mexican-American War begins. Franklin Pierce was made a brigadier general during the Mexican-American War

1853

 

Franklin Pierce became the Fourteenth President of America in 1853
1853 - Commodore Perry opens Japan

1854

 

1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Bill
1854 - Ostend Manifesto - The Ostend Manifesto showed how far the South was willing to go to acquire more territories favorable to slavery

1857

 

The Presidency of Franklin Pierce ended in 1857

1859

 

Oregon admission to the US
Harper's Ferry Raid

1860

 

Pony Express begins

1861

 

The American Civil War,also called the War between the States, was waged from April 1861 until April 1865. The 4 year war was between the federal government of the United States and 11 Southern states that asserted their right to secede (withdraw) from the Union. Abraham Lincolnwas the central figure of the American Civil War.

1863

 

Battle of Gettysburg

1864

 

Sand Creek Massacre

1865

 

Abraham Lincoln assassinated
United States Civil War ends

1866

 

Civil Rights Act of 1866
Ku Klux Klan founded

1867

 

Alaska Purchase from Russia

1869

 

He died of stomach inflammation on October 8, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire. Franklin Pierce was buried in the Old North Cemetery

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