damein fisher
Banned
After researching a bit more into the war of 1812, I discovered that the Northern states were quite anti-war because they were aligned with the federalist party, who were also anti-war. When they had met in the Hartford Convention, their plan was to go the federal government with a list of proposed amendments to the constitution;
What might the effects of a crushing British Victory (taking the Michigan Territory, Maine, and parts of the Illinois Territory (modern Wisconsin)) have on American Politics?
- Prohibiting any trade embargo lasting over 60 days.
- Requiring a two-thirds Congressional majority for declaration of offensive war, admission of a new state, or interdiction of foreign commerce.
- Removing the three-fifths representation advantage of the South.
- Limiting future Presidents to one term.
- Requiring each President to be from a different state than his predecessor. (This provision was aimed directly at the dominance of Virginia in the presidency since 1800.)
What might the effects of a crushing British Victory (taking the Michigan Territory, Maine, and parts of the Illinois Territory (modern Wisconsin)) have on American Politics?
- Might we see a revival of the Anti-war Federalist Party? If so, for how long?
- Would we still see the Democratic-Republican party split? IOTL Andrew Jackson was a key figure in this, but the problems people had might still cause a split with a different figurehead.
- With an unpopular (and possibly dead) Andrew Jackson, will we still see some form of Indian Removal Act? Might we actually see a more moderate one?
- Out of the proposed amendments, might we see any some to fruition?