#14 Franklin Pierce Legacy
#14 Franklin Pierce Legacy
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1. Which of the following Pierce decisions/events are positives for his legacy?
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Refused to remove Southern extremist cabinet members, when moderates in his party complain. He kept his entire cabinet for all 4 years.
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Signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act aimed to allow the people of a territory to decide the slavery status of the state
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Sided with the pro-Slavery forces during "Bleeding Kansas," removing the pro-abolitionist governor for a pro-slavery official
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Purchased a strip of land from Mexico ("Gadsden Purchase") in preparation for the transcontinental railroad
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Attempted to purchase Cuba as another slave state, a manifesto, which was leaked, seemed to imply Pierce was willing to "take control" of the island by force
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Expelled the British ambassador for attempting to recruit former British immigrants to fight in the Crimean War
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Used the US military to keep Britain from influencing Central America
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Recognized a dictatorship in Nicaragua, led by former American slaveholder, who wished to make Nicaragua a slave state in the Union
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Went against party tradition and allowed funding for internal improvements out west to prepare for the transcontinental railroad
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Improved the military by building modernized frigates for the navy and by having a new army training manual created
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Created the US Camel Corps, which didn't last very long
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Apache, Navajo and Cayuse wars continued, but Cayuse ended in victory at the end of his term.
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No major wars
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Reduced the national debt by 83%
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Outside of railroads and the Atlantic Cable, refused to fund most internal improvements (roads, canals, bridges, etc.)0
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Used federal troops to enforced the Fugitive Slave Act
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Four new Native American Wars began: 3rd Seminole War, Yakima War, Rogue River War, Puget Sound War
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Had the worst veto override rate of any president with 56% of his vetoes overridden
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He was so unpopular that he didn't get renominated by his own party
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None of the above0
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2. Which president is/was a better president?
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Donald Trump
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Franklin Pierce
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3. In general, what is your opinion of Pierce's presidency?
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Positive
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Mixed0
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Negative
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