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7. A classmate tells you that the Federalist Party gained a lot of power as a result of the War of 1812 . Is your classmate correct? Why or why not?

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Answer: False.

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Recall that the War of 1812 was a bar between the United Kingdom and the United States due to the impressment of American soldiers by the Royal Navy, the limit Britain had with America's trade to Europe, and the continued support of hostile Native American troops to America. The Federalist Party, mostly merchants and traders, supported the British as they were the main trading country with America. However, the populace mostly supported the War of 1812, so the Federalists were declining in power. At the end of the war, with the passage of the Treaty of Ghent and attempted secession causes during their meeting at the Hartford Convention, many Americans viewed Federalists as traitors, and thus their power waned.

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