Nullification Crisis and the Hartford Convention: Voicing Diplomatic Frustration
The Nullification Crisis and the Hartford Convention both brought up the problems in two different styles of life. The Nullification Crisis involved South Carolina trying to nullify the Tariff of Abominations. The Hartford Convention involved the New England Federalist Party, who met to discuss grievances against the decisions made by the federal government during the war of 1812. These different groups and events were two examples of ways that the common people fought the federal government overstepping their boundaries.
Nullification is the action of which a state nullifies or invalidates a federal law because they see it as unconstitutional. Nullification was …show more content…
The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of Federalist discontent; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont were all represented in the convention by 26 men. They met in complete secrecy for three weeks, in all it wasn’t necessarily very radical, as all the convention asked for was financial assistance from Washington and a two-thirds vote in congress before and embargo could be passed. Although the Hartford Convention was never seen as a revolutionary event it did contribute to the bigger picture of nullification.
These two events were great factors that led to the people having a larger say in federal government decisions. Besides the fact that the Hartford Convention lead to the Federalist’s demise it did show the government the struggles of the embargo, which carried their main idea. The Nullification Crisis was a stronger case, as it was actually considered and was answered by the federal government when they lightened the tax rates. Overall both ideas were paralleled in their support of the people’s rights against the tyrannous government
The Nullification Crisis and the Hartford Convention both brought up the problems in two different styles of life. The Nullification Crisis involved South Carolina trying to nullify the Tariff of Abominations. The Hartford Convention involved the New England Federalist Party, who met to discuss grievances against the decisions made by the federal government during the war of 1812. These different groups and events were two examples of ways that the common people fought the federal government overstepping their boundaries.
Nullification is the action of which a state nullifies or invalidates a federal law because they see it as unconstitutional. Nullification was …show more content…
The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of Federalist discontent; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont were all represented in the convention by 26 men. They met in complete secrecy for three weeks, in all it wasn’t necessarily very radical, as all the convention asked for was financial assistance from Washington and a two-thirds vote in congress before and embargo could be passed. Although the Hartford Convention was never seen as a revolutionary event it did contribute to the bigger picture of nullification.
These two events were great factors that led to the people having a larger say in federal government decisions. Besides the fact that the Hartford Convention lead to the Federalist’s demise it did show the government the struggles of the embargo, which carried their main idea. The Nullification Crisis was a stronger case, as it was actually considered and was answered by the federal government when they lightened the tax rates. Overall both ideas were paralleled in their support of the people’s rights against the tyrannous government