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How did Franklin Pierce's position on slavery affect the situation in Kansas?
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∙ 12y ago
Pierce believed in the Constitutional right of a state to allow slavery but he was not pro-slavery. Therefore it seemed reasonable to let the people in a territory to decide if they wanted to allow slavery instead of the using the Missouri Compromise procedure to admitting states in pairs, one slave and one free.
However, Nebraska was anti-slavery so unless Kansas voted to be a slave state, the balance would be upset and this is what caused all the trouble in Kansas.
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∙ 12y ago
Franklin Pierce's position on slavery greatly influenced the situation in Kansas. He supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed popular sovereignty in determining the slavery question. This led to violent conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas, known as "Bleeding Kansas." Pierce's stance effectively exacerbated tensions and further divided the nation over the issue of slavery.
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What was the reaction to president pierces enforcement of the fugitives slave act?
it hardened the opposition to slavery
Was Franklin Pierce an easterner who had been out of the country on a diplomatic mission and so had no recorded position on slavery in territories?
No. You are confusing James Buchanan with Franklin Pierce, I think. Pierce was not a diplomat .
What was Franklin Pierce's position on mutual concession?
He believed that compromise was sometimes necessary in a republic. He was willing to look for mutual concessions in the conflicts over slavery.
What were Franklin pierces struggles?
Not sure what you want to know. Franklin Pierce had a rather sad life. His wife had a fragile psyche and did not want to live in Washington. All of his children died before reaching adult-hood. He had a problem with alcohol and was rather thrust into the Presidency by party bosses who planned to run the country. The nation faced many problems, the most pressing one being slavery.
Who was an advocate for the abolition of slavery?
Franklin pierce
What did Benjamin Franklin want to abolish?
slavery
What are all of Benjamin Franklin's fears?
Benjamin Franklin's fears are... Slavery America's Suffer
What was the Republican Party position on slavery?
it opposed slavery.
Benjamin Franklin wanted our country to be independent of what?
slavery
What was the new Republican Party position on slavery?
it opposed slavery
Can slavery ever be a good situation?
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Why did northern and southern Democrats support Franklin Pierce?
The southerners supported Franklin because they trusted him in the issue of slavery. The northerners supported Franklin because he opened a railroad to the west coast , helping revive the slavery controversy.
