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.