Hartford Convention

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Federalists call for the repeal of the Three-Fifths compromise, require a two-thirds vote for admission of new states and declarations of war as well as a one-term limit to the presidential office and the forbidding of successive presidents to come from the same state.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Hartford Convention". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10851, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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