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What was the main reason for Franklin Pierce's declining popularity in the North?

  • Economic policies

  • Foreign affairs

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Franklin Pierce's popularity in the North declined sharply after he supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This act nullified the Missouri Compromise and allowed settlers in the newly created territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to allow slavery. The act's passage led to violent conflict over the expansion of slavery in the American West and alienated many anti-slavery groups.
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