what happen to the federalist party after the war of 1812
Following the War of 1812, the Federalist Party practically ceased to exist. After the Battle of New Orleans, their objection to the war seemed to be disloyalty than good political sense. By 1821 there were only four Federalists in the Senate of 48 members. The presidential election of 1816, which the Federalist candidate lost, was the last time the party nominated a candidate for the office.
New England Federalists' evasion of Jefferson's Embargo of 1807 forced Congress to repeal the embargo. Federalists' persistent and highly visible resistance to Republican policies encouraged an uncompromising and increasingly hostile stance from British policymakers. The War of 1812 marked the end of the Federalists.
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