Category Archives: Secession

Involving Secession

How New Englanders Used Jefferson’s Arguments to Defy Him

Posted on December 24, 2012 by “Caius”

  On June 21, 1807, the British frigate Leopard fired on the USS Chesapeake near Norfolk, Virginia.  The British killed three sailors and injured eighteen.  The British then boarded the Chesapeake impressing three Americans.   Citizens throughout the United States expressed … Continue reading →

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How the Essex Junto and the River Gods Began to Threaten Secession

Posted on December 16, 2012 by “Caius”

  To New England’s Federalists the Louisiana Purchase tipped the balance of power in favor of the South.  By the end of 1803, Massachusetts Federalists dubbed the Essex Junto were scheming to secede from the Union.  They were joined by a … Continue reading →

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How Jefferson and Madison’s Use of Newspapers Contributed to Secession Threats

Posted on December 9, 2012 by “Caius”

 Jefferson and Madison Used Newspapers to Launch Their Party           In the Early Republic, newspapers evolved into partisan publications.    John Fenno, a journalist for the Boston Centinel, wrote a defense of the Constitution, attracting the attention of prominent Federalists.    In … Continue reading →

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Thundering Secession from the Pulpit

Posted on December 2, 2012 by “Caius”

Why religion played a role in threats to secede. New England differed from the rest of the country when it came to religion. The Congregationalist Church was the state-sanctioned church of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Church and state were not separate. … Continue reading →

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Why the Louisiana Purchase Angered New Englanders

Posted on November 26, 2012 by “Caius”

Jefferson’s acquisition of the Louisiana territory disrupted the balance of power between New England and the South. The Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson’s economically crippling embargo, and his religious views caused rumblings of discontent in New England. New England was the bastion … Continue reading →

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Secession?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by “Caius”

What is all this talk about secession?  Is it for real or can we write it off as post-election bitterness?  Even those of us who yawned through history in high school remember South Carolina seceding from the Union.  It may … Continue reading →

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