Question

All of the following are reasons why the Federalist Party disappeared after the Election of 1816 EXCEPT:

• A. The Hartford Convention made them seem unpatriotic at best and traitorous at worst.
• B. They were seen as a party of the elite.
• C. Their economic policies had proven to be failures in the public's eyes.
• D. They had ceased being a national party and were only strong in the Northeast.
• E. Many of their ideas had been adopted by the Republicans.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The Hartford Convention made them seem unpatriotic at best and traitorous at worst.

The Federalist Party was one of the first political parties in the United States. It did not survive very long, dying off after the War of 1812. It died for two main reasons. First, it died because it was opposed to the democratic spirit of the time. Second, it died because of the War of 1812.