Hartford+Convention

Hartford Convention:

How you kill a political party >>
 * People in New England are upset about Embargo Act
 * In 1814, they get together in Hartford, Conecticut
 * These Federalists want their own country in New England but they might be willing to stay
 * Made up of most remaining Federalists
 * The Federalists are becoming a minority
 * Demand no more embargoes and 2/3 majority for most Congressional decisions
 * Threaten to leave the Union
 * They look treasonous
 * And then they found out they won the War of 1812 - (they had thought that they would lose, then have New England secede)
 * **End of Federalist party **
 * As a result, the Republican party grows