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How Did the Hartford Convention Lead to the Downfall of the Federalists

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How did the Hartford Convention lead to the downfall of the Federalists?


A) The Hartford Federalists sent their resolutions to Washington just after the victorious Battle of New Orleans, making them look unpatriotic and selfish.
B) The Federalists who met in Hartford passed radical resolutions that the rest of the country would never agree to, making the Federalists look foolish.
C) The Republicans who met in Hartford called for secession.
D) The Hartford Republicans passed resolutions that led to peaceful trade negotiations with Europe, making the War Hawk Federalists look bad.
E) Only northern Federalists attended the convention; southern Federalists disagreed with the Hartford resolutions, fracturing and weakening the party.

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