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How the French Influenced Sectional Discord
First with the Constitution, and next with the Jay Treaty, the more liberal New England Federalists migrated to Jefferson and Madison’s Democratic-Republican Party. That caused the more conservative faction, the Essex Junto, to gain prominence. Fisher Ames, one of the post-revolutionary leaders … Continue reading →
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How Jefferson’s Newspaper Politics Challenged New England’s Federalists
By 1800, the state of Massachusetts was split politically between Jefferson’s party and the Federalists. Roughly 20,000 voters were Democratic-Republican. About 25,000 voters were Federalists.[1] Following the election of 1800, Democratic-Republicans set their sights on augmenting their gains in New … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Federalists, Gideon Granger, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Levi Lincoln, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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How the Jay Treaty Affected New England
A Recap of the Jay Treaty Issues: The British impressed American sailors—an issue especially important to New Englanders More than two hundred merchant ships were confiscated by the British—another issue important to New Englanders Merchants wanted trade reopened in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Federalists, Hartford Convention, Jay Treaty, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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How the Federalist Party in New England Evolved (continued)
Differences of opinion among the Massachusetts Federalists became apparent in their responses to ratification of the Constitution. James Madison drew up the “Virginia Plan” for the Constitution on which debate by the delegates began. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Federalists, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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How the Federalist Party Evolved in Massachusetts
As the last decade of the eighteenth century began, Massachusetts Federalists continued to be guided by the state’s revolutionary patriots. John Hancock (1737/8-1793) the wealthy merchant, and first signer the Declaration of Independence was enormously popular, with nearly infallible political instincts. He presented … Continue reading →
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Who was Theophilus Parsons?
Theophilus Parsons (1750-1813) like Timothy Pickering and George Cabot, was born in Essex County, Massachusetts. Parsons, the son of a Congregational minister, graduated from Harvard College in 1769. While he studied law he taught school in what is now Maine. Like … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Faults on both Sides, Federalists, Fisher Ames, George Cabot, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, Theophilus Parsons, Timothy Pickering, War of 1812
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Who was Fisher Ames?
Fisher Ames (1758-1808) was born outside of Essex County, near the southwest corner of Boston, in Dedham. Intellectually precocious, Ames entered Harvard when he was twelve. At an early age, he excelled at oratory and elocution. He participated in a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Federalists, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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Who was George Cabot?
George Cabot (1752-1823), like Timothy Pickering, was born in Salem, in Essex County Massachusetts. He too, attended Harvard. He was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775. He was a delegate to his state’s constitutional convention in 1777 … Continue reading →
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Tagged Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Federalists, George Cabot, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, Timothy Pickering, War of 1812
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Who was Timothy Pickering?
Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) was born in Salem, in Essex County Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard he studied law. Originally he was a loyalist. On the eve of the American Revolution, he joined the patriots as a member of Salem’s Committee … Continue reading →
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How Mathew Carey Singled Out John Lowell and the Clergy
Carey compared the state of Massachusetts with Georgia. He noted “The state [Massachusetts] enslaved by faction, whines, and scolds, and murmurs, and winces, and curses the administration for not defending it, although every possible exertion was made to enfeeble the administration … Continue reading →
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