"James Madison." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclo-
BIOGRAPHY
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Madison was born in Port Conway,
Virginia. He was the oldest of seven
children. Madison was educated in
math, geography, and modern and
ancient languages from the age of 1116. He enrolled in the College of New
Jersey at the age of 16 and graduated
within two years. He married Dolley
Payne in 1768. They had no children.
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Major Accomplishments:
1.A major key in the Constitution
because he drafted the Virginia Plan.
Kennedy, David M, and Thomas A Bailey. "1.
2. Author of the Bill of Rights
(1810)." The American Spirit. 11th ed. Print
Tecumseh Challenges William Henry Harrison
3.Louisiana Purchase
4. Wrote the Federalist Papers with
John Jay
5.Secretary of State from 1801 to
1809
6. Elected President in 1808, crushing
his opponent
7. Elected to
the House of
Representatives in 1789.
James Madison at 82
Mintz, S. (2007). The War Hawks. Digital History. Retrieved October 22, 2009 from
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March 16, 1751—June 28, 1836
8. Declared
war on Britain for the
War of 1812.
Years of Administration:
1809-1817
Sources
Merrick Johansen and Nick Gass
Climate During
Madison’s Presidency
The Bank of America Charter
M AC O N ’ S B I L L N O . 2
Macon’s Bill No. 2 was made to persuade the
British and French to stop seizing American trade
vessels during the Napoleon Wars. This bill is a revi-
“The Decrees of France, the Edicts of
sion of the one proposed by Nathaniel Macon. Napo-
England, and the Acts of Congress,
leon promised neutrality for the American vessels but
though intended to counteract each other,
did not follow through with his promise. Madison
expired in 1811. Once the War of
was never a strong supporter of this bill because it
1812 broke out, he realized it was very
created weaknesses for America. European countries
difficult to fund a war without a na-
were able to play off of these weaknesses which an-
tional bank. By 1815, Madison pro-
gered America
posed a new bank with the support of
the nationalist republicans. American
relations with the British were weak
under Madison, evident of the War of
1812. The War of 1812 was the biggest event of Madison’s presidency.
The British army recruited American
Indians including the Tecumseh who
fought the battle of Tippecanoe. Because both the Americans and British
were exhausted from the war, they
signed the Treaty of Ghente, ending
the war in 1815. This treaty then was
followed by the Era of Good Feeling
where Madison passed a bill for
“internal improvements” and admitted Louisiana and Indiana as states.
P R I M A RY S O U RC E S
B AT T L E
OF
constitute in effect, a triple league for the
annihilation of American commerce; and
our own government” (J.C. Jones 1812)
This source explains how the bill that
America created along with the bills that
European countries created will lead to
TIPPECANOE CREEK
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November
11, 1811, and was between the United States and the
American Indian Confederation. The United States
was led by Governor William Henry Harrison, and
the American Indian Confederation was led by Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa. The United
States was fighting for the land they bought off of
other natives that lived in these territories and the
American Indian Confederation was fighting because
they never agree to this purchase that was made by
the United States. The battle was eventually fought
and won by the United States, but is often looked at
as a draw. There were many outcomes of this though
which include the safety of the Indiana territory, the
discredit of Tenskwatawa, the role of Indians in the
War of 1812, and much more.
the destruction of the American economy.
It also shows how these European countries were harassing and taking advantage
of the new government.
“The white people have no right to take
the land from the Indians, because they
had it first. It is theirs. They may sell but
all must join.” (Tecumseh 1810)
This source shows the side of the Indians
which is usually looked over when looking at history. We always read primary
sources from American writers, but in this
case it shows Tecumseh’s opinion on the
issue over the Battle of Tippecanoe.