the hartford convention was a meeting of delegates in new england during the war of 1812.
the hartford convention was a meeting of delegates in new england during the war of 1812.
a meeting of delegates in new england during the war of 1812?
the hartford convention
by 1809, the federalist party was no longer competitive outside a few strongholds. many once-prominent federalists, including ambassador john quincy adams, had joined madison's republican party. the federalist party's standing would continue to decline during madison's presidency. the war of 1812 was extremely unpopular in new england, and in december 1814 delegates from the six new england states met at the hartford convention to discuss their grievances. though some at the convention sought secession, most were not yet willing to call for such a drastic action. the convention sent a delegation, led by harrison gray otis, to washington, d.c., where the delegates asked for several amendments to the constitution. the delegates arrived shortly after news of both the battle of new orleans and the treaty of ghent, and the hartford delegation was largely ignored by congress. madison, who had worried that the convention would lead to outright revolt, was relieved that the major outcome of the convention was the request of several impracticable amendments. the hartford convention delegates had largely been federalists, and with americans celebrating a successful "second war of independence" from britain, the hartford convention became a political millstone around the federalist party. after the war of 1812, the federalist party slid into national oblivion, although the party would retain pockets of support into the 1820s.
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