The 10 worst presidents in American history – Guess who’s #1?? (+Photos)

8. Franklin Pierce

He may have been in office for only a few years, but Franklin Pierce was a long-standing supporter of the Confederate South despite being among northern folks. Pierce had fought in the Mexican-American War and his tendencies toward slavery translated into his presidency, what with adding more and more slave-states and rubbing elbows with pro-slavery leaders. Among his other “achievements” were the Kansas-Nebraska Act and further backing of the Fugitive Slave Act. He really was a key proponent in the onset of the Civil War, believing that the abolitionists were a hindrance to furthering the leadership and sophistication of the United States.