New England really did not like the anti-foreign trade (France and Britain), were angry with the US Part of the reason was to force President James Madison to resign New England would not surrender, especially when threatened with invasion in 1814 The federal loan of 1814 had almost no support in New England, despite the prosperity America was having military trouble and not winning, humiliated James Madison had to flee when the white house and capitol were burned
Background info… Massachusetts legislature called for a conference From 7 Connecticut, 4 Rhode Island, 12 Massachusetts, (2 New Hampshire, and 1 Vermont)chosen by federalists All men. Met for three weeks in secrecy-
to discuss grievances and to set right their wrongs Use of the militia but also rejected
Reflected the moderates view they would redress that the New Englanders consider the “unfair” advantage given the South under the constitution-Treaty of ghent Treaty of Ehent ended the war… was recommended to be a dead letter— Andrew Jackson’s victory in New Orleans made any recommendation of the convention a dead letter “ It continued the view of states’ rights of sectional groups, and it sealed the destruction of the Federalist party, which never regained it lost prestige!!”
Very common cartoon found in 1814 “ Leap, no Leap”
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