"Resolved, that it be and hereby is recommended to the legislatures of the several states represented in this Convention, to adopt all such measures as may be necessary effectually to protect the citizens of said states from the operation and effects of all acts which have been or may be passed by the Congress of the United States." — Hartford Convention Resolutions, January 1815
The Hartford Convention was convened primarily in response to which conflict?
- A
The Whiskey Rebellion
- B
The Tripolitan War
- C
The Quasi-War with France
- Dcheck_circle
The War of 1812
Explanation
New England Federalists met at Hartford in late 1814 to protest the War of 1812, which had devastated regional commerce, and considered constitutional amendments to limit southern political power.