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1809-1817 James Madison 1809 Madison followed his good friend Jefferson into the White House. He also inherited Jefferson's foreign policy problems. His Vice President was George Clinton. James Madison's First Inaugural Address. James Madison's Second Inaugural Address.
1809 Non-Intercourse Act is passed. 1810 Macon's Bill Number Two reestablishes trade with Britain and France. 1811 Harrison defeats the Indians at Tippecanoe. 1812 War is declared against Great Britain 1812 Madison is elected for a second term. 1813 Perry destroys the British fleet at Put-in-Bay. 1813 Harrison wins again at Thames River. 1814 Jackson crushes Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend (March). August 24 1814 a small force of British marines burned the the Nations capital. December 1814, treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812. January 8 1815 Andrew Jackson destroyed the British forces during the Battle of New Orleans. History books say such battle was not supposed to happen, however nobody can disqualify the enormous value such victory had for Jackson and for the American pride. 1)Summary of his accomplishments: James Madison is discussed as the father of the constitution. Madison participated in the framing of the Virginia Constitution in 1776 and served in the Continental Congress. During the Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia he was part of the debates and Madison wrote with Hamilton and Jay the Federalist essays. Madison married Dolly Payne Madison 1794, who as first lady hosted popular informal entertainments at the White House and set the standards for future first ladies. Madison was modest, whenever referred to as the Father of the Constitution. Madison protested that the document was not 'the off-spring of a single brain, but the work of many heads and many hands. James Madison led the inconclusive War of 1812, which had very few notable military victories, except General Jackson's total victory over the British in 1815, in New Orleans.James Madison was the first President and plantation owner from the south who actually freed his slaves. Some planters followed James Madison egalitarian example and simply freed their slaves. 2) Critique: At his inauguration, James Madison, a small, wizened man, appeared old and worn. W. Irving described him as but a withered little apple-John. He had epileptic seizures. The British entered Washington 1814 and set fire to the White House and the Capitol. 3)From a modern media perspective could he get elected today? Maybe! I see only one handicap, his health problems. About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if James Madison would have had a casual affair with her?
4 James Madison Born: March 16, 1751, Port Conway, Virginia.Died: June 28, 1836.Party: Democratic-Republican.Age when inaugurated: 57.Term: 1809-1817. Madison presided over the War of 1812 with Britain, during which the White House was burned. The war ended in a draw.Famous Fact: Madison is considered the father of the Bill of Rights. (Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
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