How Did James Madison Contribute To Great Britain?

A young country, the country itself was independent, but the people were not. The people were still plagued with debt, sickness, and a shortage of trade and goods. The British were capturing young seamen from the U.S. merchant vessels, and forcing them to work on behalf of the King and Crown. The British were also limiting foreign trade in America. Since this war was fought against the British; the American people thought of this war as a “second war of independance.”

Britain cut U.S trading with France and French colonies by passing Order in Council, which required neutral countries to obtain a license from its authorities before trading with France or French colonies. President James Madison cut off all trade with Britain in November of

He was born on March 16, 1751 and was born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was raised on his family's plantation in Montpelier, Virginia, which is in Orange County. He attended the College of New Jersey ( which is now Princeton University). After graduating, Madison took an interest in the relationship between the American colonies and Britain. In 1775 he was appointed as a colonel in the Orange County militia. Since he was small and sickly in stature he quickly gave up his military career for a political one. In 1776 he represented Orange County at the Virginia Constitution Convention. As a politician Madison often fought for religious freedom, as he felt that it was a person’s birth rite. In 1780 Madison became a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress. He left Congress in 1783 to return to the VIrginia Assembly and work towards religious freedom. He was soon called back to Congress to help create a new Constitution. After Madison was President for two terms, he left Washington D.C and returned to Montpelier with his wife. Madison ended up dying at his Montpelier home on June 28, 1836 at the age of

While he was in Congress he was a advocate for the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Madison continued to face problems from overseas, as Britain and France had continued their attacks on American ships following the Embargo Act. In 1812, Madison issued a war proclamation against Britain which was heavily supported by Congress; however, American was not ready for another war so soon. A lot of states did not support what was referred to as “Mr. Madison's War” and would not allow their militia’s to join the campaign. Congress also didn’t help in any way by not properly funding or preparing an army. They still tried to attack the British forces but lost on both land and sea, but their ships still held up against the British forces pretty well, lasting 25 hours of bombardment against the British Navy.

Due to the war, trade was cut off from the U.S. and Europe. In 1814 James Madison had to flee from Washington, DC, because the British made an attack that burned buildings, including White House, the Capitol and the Library of Congress. When the White House was burned James Madison’s wife saved a priceless picture of George Washington. That now resides in the White House, where it has been since the White House was