The Democratic Party required 48 ballots before Franklin Pierce was nominated in 1852. Pierce won the general election against his former commanding officer in the Mexican War, the Whig's Party's ...

In 1856, Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the U.S., was running for re-election. But Pierce's position against the abolitionist movement, his enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act ...

Franklin Pierce enjoyed a meteoric rise in politics ... Explore the life of the president with a short biographical video and 'Bell Ringer' classroom assignments.

Franklin Pierce’s attempts at foreign policy, including an initiative to acquire Cuba by force if necessary, all failed, and the Cuban initiative caused an international uproar. Legacy: A largely ...

Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States, was born on Nov. 23, 1804, in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Like his predecessor, James K. Polk, Pierce was a little-known figure retired from ...