Franklin Pierce: A Torn President in a Torn Country
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The Unintended Consequences of Pierce's Presidency
Joseph Bornari: Franklin Pierce was elected president in 1852. He says he tried to keep the country calm by supporting a compromise on slavery. But then Stephen Douglas came up with an idea that would open new territories to slavery, he says. Bornari: The Kansas-Nebraska Act is perhaps the most disastrous piece of legislation in U.S. history.
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