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I've read a bit about the OTL secessionist movement in New England during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison. In DoD, Jefferson dies of a stroke before he oversaw the repealing of the Embargo Act. When Madison becomes president, he refuses to endorse its repeal and so it stays in place. This leads to the New England secession movement getting a shot in the arm and the Hartford Convention calling for secession.

My question is, how realistic is this scenario? Was Madison really super pro-embargo? Would he have refused to endorse its repeal? And could this have led to a New England Republic?

Thanks fellas.
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