Franklin Pierce

American Presidents

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read a short biography about the 14th president of the United States. They learn about the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and discuss slavery.

Focus

academic
reading
writing
interpretive

Vocabulary

general
the bar
maintain
wing
dark horse
contentious
hostility
repeal
activist
liver
A spinning paper plane