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Significant Acts
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Approved the Gadsden Purchase in 1854, acquiring parts of Arizona and New Mexico from Mexico.
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Signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, which allowed voters in newly created U.S. territories to decide whether to permit slavery.
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Tried unsuccessfully to purchase Cuba from Spain in 1854.
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Career
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1833-1837 Represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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1837-1842 Represented New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate.
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1847-1848 Fought in the Mexican War, attaining the rank of brigadier general.
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1853-1857 President of the United States.
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Did You Know
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Pierce successfully overcame a drinking problem that brought about his resignation from the Senate in 1842.
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Pierce was the only elected president who was refused the nomination for a second term in office by his political party.
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