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I’ve gone through the discussion broad & every thread I’ve seen on the Hartford Convention talks about New England Secession. Although an independent New England Republic is interesting, most historians doubt secession was seriously considered. Instead, I would like to take a look at the proposed amendments they came up with & to see if any of them could have passed. They were the 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. Also, let’s say that the U.S. loses the Battle of New Orleans so that everyone doesn’t just yell traitor and ignore them.
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