Hartford Convention
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The Hartford Convention was a series of secret meetings of New England Federalists (1814–1815) who opposed the War of 1812 and discussed constitutional changes and even possible secession, leaving a lasting stigma on the Federalist Party.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political convention → |
| aim |
to consider responses to federal war policies
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to discuss constitutional amendments → to protect New England interests → |
| associatedWith |
secession debates
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| characteristic |
secret meetings
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| concurrentWith |
Treaty of Ghent negotiations
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end of the War of 1812 → |
| country |
United States
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| describedAs |
a symbol of New England discontent during the War of 1812
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| effect |
contributed to the decline of the Federalist Party
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created a lasting stigma of disloyalty for Federalists → discredited the Federalist Party → strengthened perception of Federalists as unpatriotic → |
| endDate |
1815-01-05
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| followedBy |
collapse of the Federalist Party as a national force
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| genre |
interstate political conference
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| hasCause |
Federalist political decline
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New England economic grievances → opposition to the War of 1812 → |
| hasPart |
series of meetings from December 1814 to January 1815
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| historicalRegion |
New England
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| language |
English
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| locatedIn |
New England
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| location |
Hartford, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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| opposedTo |
James Madison's war policies
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| organizedBy |
New England Federalists
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| participant |
Federalist Party
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| politicalAlignment |
anti-Madison administration
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| proposedChange |
abolishing the three-fifths compromise
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barring successive presidents from the same state → limiting embargoes to 60 days → limiting presidents to a single term → requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress for embargoes → requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress for new state admissions → requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress for war declarations → |
| result |
delegation sent to Washington, D.C.
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final report recommending constitutional amendments → no actual secession → |
| significantFigure |
George Cabot
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Harrison Gray Otis → Timothy Pickering → |
| startDate |
1814-12-15
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| timePeriod |
War of 1812
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| topic |
states' rights
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trade and embargo policies → war powers of the federal government → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Early Republic of the United States
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hasPart |
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Presidency of James Madison
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significantEvent |