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Political Backlash
- When
- 1854
- Where
- United States
- Part of
- Ostend Manifesto drafted
The manifesto was denounced in the North and Europe, causing Pierce to avoid acknowledging it in his State of the Union address.
The Ostend Manifesto was immediately denounced in both the Northern states and Europe. President Pierce feared the political repercussions of confirming rumors about the document and did not acknowledge them in his State of the Union address at the end of 1854.
Sources
- Ostend Manifesto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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