Description
The Hartford Convention was a meeting of New England Federalists held in December 1814. Federalists who opposed U.S. involvement in the War of 1812, were seeking a strategy to retain political power and protect their economic interests in the region. As a result of this convention, amendments to the United States Constitution, intended to preserve Federalist power, were went to Congress including the requirement that 2/3 of Congress must approval a declaration of war or to admit a new state; that Presidents have a one-term limit; and that the 3/5th Compromise be abolished. The proposals were never acted upon. (Incomplete, includes the first 25 pages).
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Publication Date
1820
Publisher
Francis Douglas, Printer
City
Portland, Maine
Keywords
Federalists, U. S. Constitution
Disciplines
United States History
Recommended Citation
Author, Unknown, "Remarks on the Hartford Convention, or, An Exposition of the Conduct and a Development of the Ulterior Policy of the Federalists of Massachusetts, during the Late War" (1820). Maine Bicentennial. 40.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/40
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