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Oct 24, 2020 · Updated on October 24, 2020. The Hartford Convention of 1814 was a meeting of New England Federalists who had become opposed to the policies of the federal government. The movement grew out of opposition to the War of 1812, which was generally based in the New England states.
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.
These documents illustrate the political contentiousness of the calling of the Hartford Convention and its report.
May 29, 2018 · The Hartford Convention was a gathering of leading New England Federalists during the War of 1812 (1812–1815). Held between 15 December 1814 and 5 January 1815 in Hartford, Connecticut, it featured twenty-six attendees from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Apr 27, 2024 · By late 1814, the situation had become so dire that a group of wealthy New England Federalists, led by Joseph Lyman, and others from Massachusetts felt justified in enjoining their state legislatures to call a regional convention to organize a formal protest of the administration’s war policy.
The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc. Library of Congress. Unhappy with the War of 1812, New England Federalists met in Hartford, Connecticut, to propose amendments to the Constitution to lessen the Southern and Western states' political power and increase New England's.
HARTFORD CONVENTION (December 15, 1814–January 5, 1815) The Hartford Convention, called by the Federalists of the Massachusetts legislature, consisted of delegates chosen by the legislatures of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
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