USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hartford Convention, held by New England Federalists in 1814 to protest the War of 1812, marked the beginning of the end of the Federalist Party.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Ultimately, the convention adopted a strong states’ rights position and expressed its grievances in a series of resolutions against military conscription and commercial regulations (along with some stringent criticisms of Madison’s administration) that were agreed to on January 4, 1815.

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.