The Rise of Political Parties and the Era of Jefferson

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

"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 contributed most directly to which political outcome?

  • A

    The collapse of the Federalist Party

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  • B

    The rise of the Whig Party

  • C

    The election of John Quincy Adams

  • D

    The formation of the Democratic Party

Explanation

Coming just before news of Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans, the Convention's calls for nullification and possible secession discredited the Federalists as unpatriotic and hastened the party's demise.

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