THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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DC Convention
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Hartford Convention
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Baltimore Convention
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Charleston Convention
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Detailed explanation-1: -On Dec. 15, 1814, exactly 200 years ago, the Hartford Convention opened for a three-week debate about the relationship between the then-18 states and the Federal government. The meeting had been called by New England members of the Federalist Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rumors abounded that the Convention would call for New England’s secession from the United States in order to achieve the Federalist’s aims. Most New England Federalists, however, held more moderate views and feared that even talk of secession might lead to a civil war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Hartford Convention Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, in December 1814, party delegates secretly debated-and rejected-secession; instead, they drafted constitutional amendments strengthening state controls over commerce and militias.
Detailed explanation-4: -In December 1814, twenty-six New England Federalists from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New Hampshire assembled in a convention in Hartford, Connecticut, to discuss their opposition to James Madison’s administration and, in particular, to the ongoing war with England.