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==History==

==History==

The Federalist Party was one of the first [[political parties]] in the [[United States]], formed for the purpose of ratifying the [[Constitution]]. [[John Adams]] was the only Federalist to serve as president, although [[George Washington]] had Federalist leanings. [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[Secretary of the Treasury]] for Washington, was for all practical purposes the leader of the party.  [[Chief Justice]] [[John Marshall]] was the last Federalist in the federal government, serving until his death in 1835. The party met with several setbacks in the early nineteenth century that led to its demise. Hamilton, their leader, died in 1804 as a result of his famous duel with [[Aaron Burr]].  The party drew most of its support from New England, a region that largely opposed the [[War of 1812]]. Many of the Federalist Party's leaders labeled the conflict “Mr. Madison’s War.”  The Federalists were among the interests that called the [[Hartford Convention]] in 1814 for the purpose of amending the Constitution, and carried with it the implied threat of succession.  However, the convention dissolved with news of the [[Treaty of Ghent]] and [[Andrew Jackson]]’s victory at the [[Battle of New Orleans]]. The fortunes of the party declined after the War of 1812.  Opponents used the charge of treason during the post-war [[nationalism]], and no Federalist ever won national office again.

The Federalist Party was one of the first [[political parties]] in the [[United States]], formed for the purpose of ratifying the [[Constitution]]. [[John Adams]] was the only Federalist to serve as president, although [[George Washington]] had Federalist leanings. [[Alexander Hamilton]], [[Secretary of the Treasury]] for Washington, was for all practical purposes the leader of the party.  [[Chief Justice]] [[John Marshall]] was the last Federalist in the federal government, serving until his death in 1835. The party met with several setbacks in the early nineteenth century that led to its demise. Hamilton, their leader, died in 1804 as a result of his famous duel with [[Aaron Burr]].  The party drew most of its support from New England, a region that largely opposed the [[War of 1812]]. Many of the Federalist Party's leaders labeled the conflict “Mr. Madison’s War.”  The Federalists were among the interests that called the [[Hartford Convention]] in 1814 for the purpose of amending the Constitution, and carried with it the implied threat of succession.  However, the convention dissolved with news of the [[Treaty of Ghent]] and [[Andrew Jackson]]’s victory at the [[Battle of New Orleans]]. The fortunes of the party declined after the War of 1812.  Opponents used the charge of treason during the post-war [[nationalism]], and no Federalist ever won national office again.

==See also==  

==See also==  

*[[Democratic-Republican Party]]

*[[Democratic-Republican Party]]

[[Category:United States Political Parties]]

[[Category:United States Political Parties]]

[[Category:United States Government]]

George Brown Tindall & David Shi, ''America: A Narrative History,'' 7th ed. (New York: Norton, 2007)