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In which year was Franklin Pierce elected as the 14th President of the United States?

  • 1850

  • 1851

  • 1852

  • 1853

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Franklin Pierce was elected as the 14th President of the United States in 1852. He served from 1853 to 1857, representing the Democratic Party. His presidency was marked by his efforts to maintain unity between the North and South, but his support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Fugitive Slave Act alienated many anti-slavery groups.
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