Презентация на тему James Madison

an American statesman, political theorist and the fourth President

of the United States (1809–1817). He is named as the "Father of the Constitution“, because he was one of the main authors of the Constitution. He served as a politician much of his adult life.

March, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia. At age of

18, Madison entered the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
In 1789 Madison was elected to the newly formed U.S. House of Representatives, where he served until 1797. In Congress, he worked to draft the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was ratified by the states in 1791.
In 1792, Jefferson and Madison founded the Democratic-Republican Party, which was America’s first opposition political party.
In the presidential elections of 1808 he became the fourth president of the USA.

relationships with Britain and France. It was connected with

a trade between states. This was the reason of a war with Britain in 1812. This war has caused great damage to the U.S. economy. In August 1814 British invaded in Washington, D.C. and burned buildings, including the White House, the Capitol and the Library of Congress. After a while the war ended and the Treaty of Ghent was signed in December 1814 in Europe. After the signing of the peace treaty Madison sent all the forces to the economic growth.
After two terms in office, Madison left Washington, D.C., in 1817, and returned to Montpelier with his wife. James Madison died in 1836.