Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Hartford Convention

a. Meeting of Federalists party leaders during the War of 1812
b. Trying one last time to hold power
c. They met to discuss certain issues
d. Talk of secession by northern states
e. Leaving the US and making a new country
f. The meeting showed Sectionalism 
    (division between north and south) 
g. When the War of 1812 was over, the Republicans were the     heroes and the Federalists were pretty much done as a political party



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