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'''Franklin Pierce''' was the 14th [[president]] of the [[United States]], serving 1853-1857.  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.

Franklin Pierce became President at a time of apparent tranquility. The United States, by virtue of the Compromise of 1850, seemed to have weathered its sectional storm. By pursuing the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce--a New Englander--hoped to prevent still another outbreak of that storm. But his policies, far from preserving calm, hastened the disruption of the Union.  

Franklin Pierce became President at a time of apparent tranquility. The United States, by virtue of the Compromise of 1850, seemed to have weathered its sectional storm. By pursuing the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce--a New Englander--hoped to prevent still another outbreak of that storm. But his policies, far from preserving calm, hastened the disruption of the Union.