Hartford Convention
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The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings from December 15, 1814, to January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, where New England leaders of the Federalist Party met to discuss t
The Secret Journal of the Hartford Convention, published 1823.
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War of 1812
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The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. The United States de
Hartford Convention
…Hartford, Connecticut, United States, where New England leaders of the Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances and concerns about the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power. This convention discussed removing the Three-fifths Compromise and…
Clockwise from top: Damage to the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington Mortally wounded Isaac Brock spurs on the York Volunteers at the Battle of Queenston Heights USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere The death of Tecumseh in 1813 Andrew Jackson defeats the British assault on New Orleans in 1815
Depiction of a British private soldier (left) and officer (right) of the period
American surrender of Detroit, August 1812
Oliver Hazard Perry's message to William Henry Harrison after the Battle of Lake Erie began thus: "We have met the enemy and they are ours".