The Delegates of the Hartford Convention Adopted Resolutions in 1814

question 65

Multiple Choice

The delegates of the Hartford Convention adopted resolutions in 1814 that included a call for

• A) a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress before war could be declared, new states admitted, or a trade embargo instituted by the federal government.
• B) New England's secession from the Union.
• C) a separate peace treaty between New England and the British.
• D) a Constitutional Convention to address New England's political and economic grievances and objections that stemmed from the War of 1812.
• E) a suspension of peace negotiations with Britain in Ghent, Belgium.

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The cylindrical bundle of nerve fibers and associated tissue that is connected to the brain at the brainstem and extends down the back, transmitting neural signals between the brain and the body.

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