In 1788, I wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers James Madison 4th President of the United States: 1809-1817 I earned the nick name "Father of the Constitution“-as the principal author In 1788, I wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers I drafted many basic laws and was responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution As president I was a Democratic Republican who favored the average citizen and was apprehensive of the rich

Key events of Madison's Presidency Non-Intercourse Act replaced the Embargo Act allowing transatlantic trade to resume. The Nonintercourse Act, like the Embargo Act, failed to change French and English policy. It was repealed on May 1, 1810 in favor of what became known as Macon's Bill No. 2, which conceded defeat and reopened trade with both nations.

Mr. Madison’s War Mr. Madison’s War British insults continued, especially the practice of using the Royal Navy to intercept unarmed American merchant ships and Impress (conscript) all sailors Madison's protests were ignored by the British Madison and the War Hawks argued that an American invasion of British Canada would be easy and if successful would force the British to leave American shipping to Europe alone. Madison carefully prepared public opinion for what everyone at the time called "Mr. Madison's War". After he convinced Congress to declare war, Madison was re-elected President by a slim margin

The Second War for Independence In the early stages of the war of 1812, America was in serious peril Detroit was captured without a fight Washington was sacked and the White House was burned to the ground The British had allied themselves with a number of Native American tribes who feared the loss of their lands to American Expansion Despite these issues, generals such as Andrew Jackson, and William Henry Harrison destroyed the main Indian threats by 1813. On Christmas Eve 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, the armistice ended the War of 1812

President James Monroe 1817-1825 Era of good feelings- began with the US victory over the British in the War of 1812 Patriotism, Nationalism, were at an all time high Political unity was evident in the election of 1820 Monroe was re-elected earning all but one electoral college vote The Panic of 1819, compromised the era of good feelings The second National Bank became stricter with loans and began to ask state banks to pay back some of their debts. This resulted in widespread foreclosures, bank failures, unemployment and a slump in agriculture and manufacturing

There were increasing tensions between the US and Spain over territories west of the Louisiana Purchase 1819 The Adams-Onis Treaty granted Florida to the United States. The Spanish retained their claims to Texas, California, and New Mexico.

The Missouri compromise / Compromise of 1820 Since the American Revolution, the country had grown from 13 states to 22. The country had managed to maintain a balance between slave and Free states. There were 11 Free states and 11 slave states, a situation that gave both the slave states and Free states equal representation in the Congress Missouri Compromise stated that all the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, would be free, and the territory below that line would be slave.