There was a surprise effect of the War of 1812 as well. Near the end of the war there was an extraordinary meeting called the Hartford Convention, which Federalists convened in Hartford, Connecticut in late 1814. They drew up plans to oppose the war and perhaps even secede from the United States, out of friendship to England. But around the same time the United States signed the peace treaty with England and the Federalists looked like traitors. This ended the Federalist Party. They would never again be a factor in American politics. | There was a surprise effect of the War of 1812 as well. Near the end of the war there was an extraordinary meeting called the Hartford Convention, which Federalists convened in Hartford, Connecticut in late 1814. They drew up plans to oppose the war and perhaps even secede from the United States, out of friendship to England. But around the same time the United States signed the peace treaty with England and the Federalists looked like traitors. This ended the Federalist Party. They would never again be a factor in American politics. |