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James Madison's Accomplishments

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James Madison was born in Port Conway, Virginia, on March 16, 1751, and is one of the founding fathers. One of James Madison’s accomplishments was helping to form a new constitution. Madison attended the Philadelphia Convention that was held in 1787 to revise the
Articles of Confederation. Using his research on different types of government, he wrote the
Virginia Plan which was his new outline for the Constitution and said instead of amending the
Articles, he suggested created a new one. He spoke several times at the convention in order to convince the others that it was time for a new Constitution.
James Madison also contributed to the Federalist Papers. The Federalist Papers were eighty-five letters published in newspapers that urged people
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