Hartford Convention

GPTKB entity

Properties (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political convention
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:attendance delegates_from_New_England_states
gptkbp:criticism seen as unpatriotic by some contemporaries
gptkbp:date December 15, 1814 to January 5, 1815
gptkbp:historicalContext War of 1812
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hartford Convention
gptkbp:impact set a precedent for future conventions
influenced perceptions of federalism
highlighted_regional_differences_in_the_U.S.
led_to_the_end_of_the_Federalist_Party_as_a_national_force
gptkbp:legacy influenced future regionalist movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_Eustis
gptkb:George_Cabot
gptkb:Elbridge_Gerry
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
gptkb:James_Hillhouse
gptkbp:outcome proposals for constitutional amendments
gptkbp:purpose discuss grievances against the federal government
gptkbp:relatedEvent War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
gptkbp:resolution call_for_amendments_to_the_Constitution
gptkbp:result increased sectional tensions
gptkbp:significance marked_decline_of_the_Federalist_Party
gptkbp:year 1814