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Franklin Pierce (Hillsborough, 23 novembre 1804 – Concord, 8 ottobre 1869) è stato un politico e militare statunitense. È stato il 14º presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician who served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska ...
21 giu 2024 · Franklin Pierce, 14th U.S. president (1853–57), whose failure to deal effectively with the slavery conflict in the decade preceding the American Civil War shaped the perception of him as a lesser president. Learn more about Franklin’s life and career.
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29 ott 2009 · Learn about Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, who served from 1853 to 1857. Find out about his early life, his role in the Mexican War, his controversial policies on slavery and foreign affairs, and his personal tragedies.
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Learn about Pierce's life, policies, and legacy from the White House Historical Association. He was a New England Democrat who tried to appease the South on slavery, but failed to prevent the Civil War.
Franklin Pierce became president at a time of what seemed on the surface like domestic tranquility. The United States, by virtue of the Compromise of 1850, seem...
The presidency of Franklin Pierce began on March 4, 1853, when Franklin Pierce was inaugurated, and ended on March 4, 1857. Pierce, a Democrat from New Hampshire, took office as the 14th United States president after routing Whig Party nominee Winfield Scott in the 1852 presidential election.
