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James Madison Birth
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Madison Graduates College
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Madison joins Continental Congress
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James Madison creates Virginia Plan
This plan is the framework for the Constitution, which gives Madison the nickname "Father of the Constitution". -
Madison gets elected into the House
This gives him more power, which he uses to create the bill of rights. -
Madison and Jefferson create Democratic-Republian party
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Madison becomes Secretary of State
Madison became Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson from 1801-1809. he helped Jefferson buy the Louisana Purchase, which doubled the size of the US. -
Madison becomes President
Defeated Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to become Nations 4th president. -
War of 1812 and re-election
Madison got the first-ever declaration of war for the second war againt England. During the War, Madison ran for president and won. Madison then won the war, but not before the Brits burned down the Capitol. -
Rechartering of U.S. bank
After Vetoing the first bill and finding it hard to finance the war without it, he recharts the banks for another 20 years -
Death of James Madison
Madison dies at age 85 in his home. He outlived all other founding fathers.
