1. JAMES MADISON THE 4 TH PRESIDENT By: Connor Y Class: 3A Teacher: Sra. Preville Date: 1\12\15

2. Biography James Madison was born on 1751 in Orange County, Virginia. He was married to Dolley Todd and had no children but she already had a son named Jason Todd. He went to college at Princeton ( which was called the college of New Jersey). Some Interesting facts are that he was the president during 1812, he is the shortest president to date and finally he was the father of the Constitution and The Bill of Rights.

3. Work Life  Worked as a plantation owner  Became part of the continental congress  Became secretary of state when Thomas Jefferson elected him  No Military experience  At first he was a federalist then he became democrat-republican

4. Presidency  He was elected on March 4, 1809  He ran against Charles Pinckney and George Clinton  His Vice Presidents were George Clinton (1809-1812) and Elbridge Gerry (1813-1817)  He served for 5 years 3 Facts/Accomplishments  Established trade with the British  President during the War of 1812  Part of the Continental Congress Charles Pinckney George Clinton

5. Life after Presidency  After he left, he kept working at his estate  Once Thomas Jefferson died, he became “rector” (President) of the University of Virginia  He died at Montpelier on June 28, 1836  Retired on 1817 University of Virginia Montpelier

6. Summary James Madison is a very interesting president that I have never even thought that I would be interested in him. One of his greatest strengths were that he tried to make peace before being aggressive. For example before going into war he wanted to discus it before declaring war. But one of his greatest weaknesses was one of his greatest strengths. When he was president during the War of 1812 he probably tried to persuade his fellow congressmen to not do this but when it started to happen he didn’t prepare because he want to have peace before war. Overall, James Madison is one of the most interesting presidents I’ve seen.

7. References Sheehan, Colleen A. "Madison, James." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 14 Jan. 2015. "Bing." Bing. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2015. Ketcham, Ralph. "Madison, James." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2015. Web. 16 Jan. 2015.