Franklin Pierce was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. His presidency is often remembered for the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which inflamed tensions over slavery and pushed the nation closer to the Civil War.
Daniel Webster was a powerful American orator and statesman who served as a U.S. senator and secretary of state in the early 1800s. He was known for defending the Union and the Constitution, especially through his famous speeches on preserving national unity.
