Franklin Pierce: The Presidency Marked by Disunity

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• 02/08/2025
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mashupch.com – Franklin Pierce’s presidency, serving as the 14th President of the United States from 1853 to 1857, is often remembered as a period marked by disunity and political fragmentation. Emerging in an era when the nation was rapidly transforming—socially, economically, and territorially—Pierce’s time in office was deeply influenced by the sectional tensions surrounding slavery,…