What Was One Factor That Contributed to the Downfall of the Federalists

What was one factor that contributed to the downfall of the Federalists?

A) Their call for secession from the union angered Republicans, who ousted them from the government.
B) Their elitism and distrust of popular self-government was at odds with the nation's increasingly democratic ethos.
C) Their advocacy for equal rights for Native Americans was unpopular with a large majority of farmers.
D) The southern plantation owners whose interests they championed were a too-small part of the electorate.
E) The delegates at the Republican Party's Hartford Convention voted to ban the Federalist Party.