Here's something cool about our 14th president: the Gadsden Purchase. Without this purchase, our country wouldn't have the areas near present-day Tucson, Yuma, or Sierra Vista in Arizona, as well as the southwestern boundary of New Mexico (the portion that gives the state a couple extra "steps" in its shape). Without this purchase, Phoenix, AZ and Las Cruces, NM would be at the edge of the country. I wonder what those cities would be like? Would they have become the major immigration or emigration thoroughfares of the Southwest? It's a fun thing to think about.
In even a small way, President Pierce helped America grow and expand. For this, I am grateful for Franklin Pierce.
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