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That changed dramatically when Jefferson defeated Adams in the "Revolution of 1800." Although Jefferson's margin of victory was narrow, the Federalists never recovered. Without outstanding leaders, the party was an antiquated, backward-looking organization. All the same, it was never the "elitist" party that its critics accused it of being. The voting strength of the party ranged from 48 percent for DeWitt Clinton in 1812 to 27 percent for Charles C. Pinckney in 1804. So it had support far beyond the "gentleman class," which was only 5 to 10 percent of the population.<ref>Gordon S. Wood, ''[https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=AWI8fmyhN5IC&dq= Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815]'', p. 22.</ref>

That changed dramatically when Jefferson defeated Adams in the "Revolution of 1800." Although Jefferson's margin of victory was narrow, the Federalists never recovered. Without outstanding leaders, the party was an antiquated, backward-looking organization. All the same, it was never the "elitist" party that its critics accused it of being. The voting strength of the party ranged from 48 percent for DeWitt Clinton in 1812 to 27 percent for Charles C. Pinckney in 1804. So it had support far beyond the "gentleman class," which was only 5 to 10 percent of the population.<ref>Gordon S. Wood, ''[https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=AWI8fmyhN5IC&dq= Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815]'', p. 22.</ref>

The [[Hartford Convention]], which was a nearly treasonous gathering by Federalists in December 1815, doomed their entire political party as publicity about it spread. Within a few years they were extinct.

The [[Hartford Convention]], which was a nearly treasonous gathering by Federalists in December 1815, doomed their entire political party as publicity about it spread. Within a few years they were extinct. Most became [[moderate]] [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republicans]] and broke away in 1824 to form the [[National Republican Party]], which indirectly succeeded the Federalist Party.

==History==

==History==