What led to the collapse of the federalists party?

Answer 1

After the Constitution was drafted in Philadephia in 1787, those who favored ratification called themselves "Federalists" - also the name of a famous series of newspaper articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. Most of the leading men in the country, including Washington, Madison, Adams, Hamilton and Jefferson, were united in support of the new government. Federalists controlled all branches of the US government for the first three presidential administrations and the programs and ideas of Alexander Hamilton - funding the debt, establishing a national bank, promoting commerce and industry, avoiding premature war with England - prevailed. But divisions began to appear in the early 1790's and some of the original Federalists - Madison and Jefferson prominent among them - began to oppose the policies of Hamilton and Washington. They founded an opposition party, which called itself the "Republican Party" (later the "Democratic-Republican Party). In 1801, the Republicans won the election and placed Jefferson in the White House. Hamilton was killed in a duel in 1804. The event that ended the Federalist Party in history is known as the Hartford Convention of 1814. At the Convention, New England Federalists vented their anger over Jefferson's embargo, which hurt commerce. They did not propose secession from the union, but did advance the idea that the states could nullify "unconstitutional" acts of Congress, a doctrine later asserted by the South during the run-up to the Civil War. After the Battle of New Orleans and the end of the War with England, these positions were exceedingly unpopular. They were also inconsistent with the longstanding support of Federalists for a strong and energetic national government. Federalists were disgraced which led the the end of the party.

Answer 2

The Federalists never were an organized political party but more of a movement of like minded people. In the election of 1804, the Federalists in the House of Representatives voted against Jefferson. That turned a lot of people against them. So did some of their other issues. The Federalists did not change with the times. Since they were not a political party, they could not get together and decide what to do about things as new issues arose. As a result, they faded into oblivion. Did you ever hear of the anti-Masonic party? Did you ever hear of the Masons? Do you even care to find out about the Masons? The anti-Masonic party also became irrelevant.

I believe that the Federalist party collapsed due to the Alien and Sedition Acts which the Federalist party was basically forced to pass. These acts were thought to violate the First Amendment which created great discontent amongst the Republicans. Republicans used these acts to their advantage by denouncing them as unconstitutional and persuaded many Americans to think the same way. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions also hurt the Federalists' reputation which resulted in the replacement of Federalists by Republicans after 1796.

Answer 3

The Federalist party disintegrated in the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson's Victory in the Battle of New Orleans, specifically