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He was born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was the first of twelve children.
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During the French and Indian War, James was just a young boy. He feared being taken or killed by the Indian tribes.
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The Treaty of Paris gave all the land East of the Mississippi to the British and the Colonies. After 7 years of fighting, the war was over.
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"A Brief System of Logick"He wrote the book, "A Brief System of Logick," for future reference.
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During this time, he helped develope the beginnings of the country.
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By 1780, he was taking his notes about everything that happened during the Constitutional Congress meetings. At this point, they were just trying to successfully run, plan, and budget the war.
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On this day, the surrender ceremony took place.
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Soon after meeting her, they get engaged. Soon after that, she calls it off. They never talk to eachother ever again.
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The Constitutional Congress begins writing The Constitution. He uses his Virginia Plan as the building blocks of the constitution.
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ALong with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, they wrote the federalist papers to help promote the Ratification of THe United States Constitution.
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When he retire, he goes to spend time with his family and take over his famaly farm. John Adams is elected the 2nd president of the United States.
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They became the 10th state to ratify the constitution.
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He represented Virginia. He was part of the House of Representatives for 8 years!!!
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Not only does he disagree with Hamilton, but he also parts with writing the Federalist papers.
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They "dated" for only 4 months before they got engaged and married.
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After retiring, he goes home to live a family life and keep a plantation.
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1723-1801, he lived a long, wealthy, happy life.
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Because of Jefferson's huge influence with the Federalist papers, he was elected the President. Jefferson appointed Madison as his Secretary of State.
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After countless nominations, he was finally elected the President of the United States.
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Once he annexed Florida, he had control over the Gulf of Mexico.
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After many years of economic restrictions on trade because of Great Britain, war was immenent. Know as the war of 1812 helped the still developing country.
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Known as the Treaty of Ghent, ended the war of 1812 completely.
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He wants make the colony of Virginia an official state.
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Along with this, he publishes all of his notes from the Constitutional Convention meetings.
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As the last of the founding fathers to die, he was burried at the Madison Family Cemetery.
