Use the excerpt to answer the question. The British blockade had hurt New England’s sea trade. Also, many New Englanders feared that the United States might win land in Florida and Canada. If new states were carved out of these lands, the South and the West would become more influential than New England. Delegates from around New England met in Hartford, Connecticut, in December 1814. Most were Federalists. They disliked the Democratic Republican President and the war. Some delegates to the Hartford Convention threatened to nullify, or cancel, the state of war in their states if the war continued. Others threatened to leave the Union. Then, while the delegates debated what to do, news of the peace treaty arrived. The Hartford Convention ended quickly. With the war over, the protest was meaningless. In the end, the threat of secession further weakened the dying Federalist party. Question Based on this excerpt from the text, how did news of the peace treaty weaken the Federalist Party? (1 point) Responses They were now subject to remaining in the Union. They were now subject to remaining in the Union. The party's efforts seemed pointless and disloyal.
The party's efforts seemed pointless and disloyal.
Based on the excerpt, news of the peace treaty weakened the Federalist Party because the party's efforts in protesting the war seemed pointless and disloyal since the war was already over.
Based on the excerpt, news of the peace treaty weakened the Federalist Party because it made their efforts in the Hartford Convention seem pointless and disloyal. The excerpt states that some delegates threatened to nullify the state of war or even leave the Union if the war continued. However, with the news of the peace treaty, the war was over and their threats became meaningless. This made their actions appear disloyal to the United States and made their efforts in the convention seem pointless, ultimately weakening the Federalist Party.
