Bill O'Reilly: American Patriot Quiz - How Well Do You Know 14th U.S. President Franklin Pierce?

1. In what state was Pierce born?

New Hampshire

New York

North Carolina

Georgia

2. Throughout his presidency and campaign, Pierce was criticized for having what condition?

Polio

Multiple Sclerosis

Gout

Alcoholism

3. Before serving as president, Pierce served as Brigadier General and fought in what war?

War of 1812

Civil War

Mexican-American War

Russo-Japanese War

4. To what political party did Pierce belong?

Democrat

Republican

Whig

American

5. In 1854, Pierce signed what act that effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise and expanded slavery?

Texas-Mexico Act

Georgia-Florida Act

Kansas-Nebraska Act

New Hampshire-Vermont Act

6. Later becoming president of the Confederacy, who served as Pierce's Secretary of War?

Robert McClelland

Robert E. Lee

James Guthrie

Jefferson Davis

7. Which political position did Pierce NOT hold during his career?

Speaker of the New Hampshire Legislature

U.S. Senator

Vice President

U.S. Representative

8. Published during Pierce's presidency, the Ostend Manifesto argued that what Spanish territory should be acquired by the U.S. as a slave state?

Mexico

Cuba

Barbados

Venezuela

9. In the 1856 election, who defeated Pierce to claim the Democratic Party nomination?

James Buchanan

Abraham Lincoln

James Polk

Andrew Johnson

10. In a survey conducted by C-SPAN in December 1999, Franklin Pierce was listed as the 3rd worst U.S. President. Which president was listed as the worst?

Benjamin Harrison

Herbert Hoover

James Buchanan

Richard Nixon