USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Harrison Gray Otis, who inspired these measures, suggested that the eastern states meet at a convention in Hartford, Connecticut. As early as 1804 some New England Federalists had discussed secession from the Union if the national government became too oppressive.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was held in secret, and there were nationwide fears that the Hartford Convention would call for New England’s secession from the Union. There were real political concerns that New England was being badly treated by the Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The Convention asked for the federal government to supply financial aid to help New England’s trade economy, and for a new Constitutional amendment which required a two-thirds majority, rather than a simple 51% majority, in order for embargoes to be imposed or war to be declared.