dec 15, 1814 - Twenty-two delegates at the Hartford Convention issue a report condemning the federal government for failing to defend New England.
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The report recommends that states negotiate arrangements with the federal government for their defense, and proposes constitutional amendments to protect the region's increasingly minority status in the Union. Following news of Jackson's victory at New Orleans, the U.S. public condemns the Hartford Convention as anti-American. The Federalist Party suffers as a result.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 15, 1814
Now
~ 210 years ago