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Franklin Pierce Outline
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Mr.Bruns
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I. Franklin Pierce (1804 18!"#
II. E$ucati%n an$ &ccu'ati%n(s#
A. E$ucati%n
1. (ra$uate$ Fr%) B%*$%in +%lle,e (1824#
B. &ccu'ati%n(s#
1. -a*.er
2. Ser/e$ in 0e* Ha)'s1ire -e,islature (182"233#
3. Me)3er %4 U.S. H%use %4 5e'resentati/es (1833236#
4. Unites States Senate (1836242#
7. A 3ri,a$ier ,eneral in t1e Me8ican A)erican *ar
III. 9er) %r 9er)s %4 %44ice
A. Ser/e$ %ne ter) 4r%) 1873 t% 1876
I:. Pr%)inent issues $urin, t1e electi%n
A. Free states /s. Sla/e states
:. &''%nents
A. ;in4iel$ Sc%tt< ;1i,
B. =%1n Hale< Free S%il Part.
:I. :ice Presi$ent
A. ;illia) 5. >in,< $ie$ in 1873
:II. P%litical Part.
A. ?e)%crat
:III. ?%)estic
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A. >ansas20e3raska Act (1874# ;ritten 3. Ste'1en ?%u,las < t1e U.S. +%n,ress
esta3lis1e$ t1e territ%ries %4 >ansas an$ 0e3raska an$ re'eale$ t1e Miss%uri
c%)'r%)ise. It a$/%cate$ t1e i$ea %4 '%'ular s%/erei,nt.< lea/in, t1e @uesti%n %4
*1et1er t1e states *%ul$ 3e sla/e %r 4ree t% t1e settlers.
B. Blee$in, >ansas (1874218!1# 2 4%ll%*in, >ansas20e3raska Act< It *as a series %4
/i%lent 3attles 3et*een anti2sla/er. settlers an$ 'r%2sla/er. settlers.
+. P%tta*at%)ie Massacre (187!# 2 a s)all ,r%u' %4 a3%liti%nists le$ 3. =%1n Br%*n
)ur$ere$ 4i/e 'r%2sla/er. )en al%n, P%tta*at%)ie +reek. 91is )assacre in ABlee$in,
>ansasA *as %ne %4 t1e )%st 4a)%us e/ents lea$in, u' t% t1e A)erican +i/il ;ar.
IB. F%rei,n
A. (a$s$en Purc1ase (1873# Pierce sent =a)es (a$s$en t% Me8ic% t% 3u. t1e lan$ %4
*1at is n%* s%ut1ern 0e* Me8ic% an$ s%ut1ern AriC%na 4%r D10<000<000 in %r$er t%
3uil$ a s%ut1ern transc%ntinental railr%a$ .
B. MaE%r +%n4lict
A. &sten$ Mani4est (1874# 2 ;illia) -. Marc.< Secretar. %4 State un$er Presi$ent Pierce<
instructe$ S%ulF t% tr. t% 3u. +u3a 4r%) S'ain. Pierce t1en %r$ere$ a c%n4erence %4 t1e
t1ree $i'l%)ats in Eur%'e< all 'r%sla/er. ?e)%crats< at &sten$. 91e resultin, )ani4est%
str%n,l. su,,este$ t1at t1e Unite$ States s1%ul$ *a,e *ar i4 S'ain re4use$ t% sell.
BI. S%cial c1an,es %r e/ents
A. 91e 5e'u3lican Part. is 4%r)e$ (187!# Branc1e$ %ut %4 t1e *1i,s.91e 5e'u3lican
Part. e)er,e$ as a s%luti%n t% t1e '%litical tur)%il 4acin, t1e nati%n. Issues 4r%) sla/er.
t% statesG ri,1ts al%n, *it1 inner 'art. $i/isi%ns *ere causin, $isc%r$.
B. Sen. +1arles Su)ner attacke$ 3. 5e'. Prest%n Br%%ks (187!# 2 +1arles Su)ner
3as1e$ sla/er. in a s'eec1 1e rea$ %n t1e Senate 4l%%r. 91e s'eec1 turne$ int% a 'ers%nal
attack %n Senat%r A.P. Butler %4 S%ut1 +ar%lina. Butler *as n%t 'resent t1e $a. t1e s'eec1
*as )a$e 3ut< t1e insults in4uriate$ )an. 'e%'le< inclu$in, s%)e %4 ButlerGs su''%rters.
0%ne *ere )%re in4uriate$< t1%u,1< t1an Prest%n Br%%ks *1% *as ButlerHs uncle. &n
Ma. 22< Br%%ks *alke$ int% t1e Senate< cal)l. *alke$ %/er t% Su)nerGs $esk< an$
$eci$e$ t% 3eat 1i) senseless *it1 1is cane.
BII. MaE%r In/enti%ns an$ 9ec1n%l%,ical c1an,es
A. P%tat% +1i's (1873# In/ente$ 3. (e%r,e +ru)
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BIII. E/aluati%n
Franklin Pierces n%)inati%n *as s%)e*1at a sur'rise< *it1 t1e ?e)%cratic Part. at
$ea$l%ck t1e. nee$e$ s%)e%ne ne*< s% Pierce *as c1%sen as a I$ark 1%rseJ an$ e/entuall.
electe$ 'resi$ent %4 t1e US. Franklin Pierce entere$ 1is 'resi$enc. in a ti)e %4 ,reat $isc%ntent
*it1 t1e $eat1 %4 1is last li/in, s%n an$ risin, tensi%ns 3et*een t1e n%rt1 an$ s%ut1< 1e *as
3%un$ t% 4ail. Pierces $%)estic $ecisi%ns sent A)erica int% 4urt1er $isuni%n an$ 1is 4%rei,n
$esci%ns *ere ine44ecti/e. &/erall < 1is 'resi$enc. *as a 4ailure.
PierceHs a3ilit. t% 3e easil. in4luence$ $a)a,e$ 1is 'resi$enc. 3e.%n$ re'air. ?%u,lasH
>ansas20e3raska Act *as t1e catal.st 4%r t1e +i/il *ar. As A)erica e8'an$e$ t1e @uesti%n %4
*1et1er %r n%t sla/er. s1%ul$ 3e 'er)itte$ in t1e ne* *estern territ%r. create$ )uc1 @uarrels
an$ >ansas see)e$ t% 3e t1e nati%nHs 3attle,r%un$ %/er sla/er. < an$ tensi%ns *ere %/er4l%*in, .
-ea$in, t% t1e 'eri%$ %4 IBlee$in, >ansasJ< *it1 inci$ents like t1e P%tta*at%)ie )assacre it
*as a 'relu$e t% t1e ci/il *ar. 91is *as %ne %4 t1e )an. $%*n4alls %4 Pierces ter).
Pierces 4%rei,n '%lic. *as %/erall ine44ecti/e. 91e (a$s$en Purc1ase 1%*e/er res%l/e$
t1e 3%un$ar. $is'ute 3et*een Me8ic% an$ t1e US. It als% 'r%/i$e$ a 'lace t% 3uil$ a s%ut1ern
transc%ntinental railr%a$ r%ute. 91e anne8ati%n %4 +u3a 1a$ 3een a )in%r issue in t1e s%ut1<
s%ut1erners *ante$ t% e8'an$ sla/er. int% +u3a 3. takin, it 4r%) S'ain. S%ule< *1% *as c1%sen
t% ne,%tiate t1e '%ssi3le anne8ati%n< *as n%t a ,%%$ c1%ice. He c1%se t% t1reaten instea$ %4
'ersua$e lea$in, 'ierce t% call a c%n/enti%n in &sten$. 91e %utc%)e *as t1e &sten$ Mani4est%
*1ic1 Eusti4ie$ A)erican '%ssessi%n %4 +u3a. 91is *as n%t a ,%%$ i$ea< t1e )ani4est% *as
re'u$iate$ 3ecause %4 u'r%ar in S'ain an$ t1e n%rt1.
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Franklin PierceHs lea$ers1i' lacke$ stren,t1 an$ tenacit.< as a result t1e c1a%tic e/ents
%/er*1el)e$ 1i) an$ 1e *as 1ea/il. in4luence$ 3. inti)i$atin, '%liticians like ?%u,las. Pierce
Alt1%u,1 1e *as an a3le '%litician *it1 a s%li$ 3ack,r%un$ in '%litics an$ la*< 1is 'resi$enc.
*as a 4ailure. His '%%r 1an$lin, %4 $%)estic an$ 4%rei,n a44airs le$ t% %ne %4 t1e )%st i)'%rtant
*ars in A)erican 1ist%r..
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