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{{President
{{Officeholder
|name=Franklin Pierce
|image=Franklin Pierce by Healy.jpg
|image=Franklin Pierce by Healy.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]]
|party=Democratic
|spouse=Jane Appleton Pierce
|spouse=Jane Appleton Pierce
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/president
|country=the United States
|number=14th
|terms=March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
|vp=[[William R. King]]; none
|preceded=[[Millard Fillmore]]
|former=y
|succeeded=[[James Buchanan]]
}}
}}
}}
'''Franklin Pierce''' was the 14th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1853 to 1857. Pierce was a [[Democrat]] and a Northerner known to have Southern sympathies.
'''Franklin Pierce''' was the 14th [[President of the United States of America]], serving from 1853 to 1857. Pierce was a [[Democrat]] and a Northerner known to have Southern sympathies.
Douglas's proposal, to organize western territories through which a railroad might run, caused extreme trouble. Douglas provided in his bills that the residents of the new territories could decide the slavery question for themselves. The result was a rush into Kansas, as southerners and northerners vied for control of the territory. Shooting broke out, and "bleeding Kansas" became a prelude to the [[American Civil War]].
Douglas's proposal, to organize western territories through which a railroad might run, caused extreme trouble. Douglas provided in his bills that the residents of the new territories could decide the slavery question for themselves. The result was a rush into Kansas, as southerners and northerners vied for control of the territory. Shooting broke out, and "bleeding Kansas" became a prelude to the [[American Civil War]].
By the end of his administration, Pierce could claim "a peaceful condition of things in Kansas." But, to his disappointment, the Democrats refused to renominate him, turning to the less controversial Buchanan. Pierce returned to New Hampshire, leaving his successor to face the rising fury of the sectional whirlwind. He died in 1869.
By the end of his administration, Pierce could claim "a peaceful condition of things in Kansas." But, to his disappointment, the Democrats refused to renominate him, turning to the less controversial Buchanan. Pierce returned to New Hampshire, leaving his successor to face the rising fury of the sectional whirlwind. He died in 1869.
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