Born into a prosperous slave-owning family in Virginia in 1751, James Madison was baptized in the ... French and English to create The Life and Morals of Jesus, commonly known as the "Jefferson ...

Major Acts: British seizure of American seamen pushed James Madison to ask Congress for a declaration of war in June 1812. The United States entered the conflict without a strong military.

Born: March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia... James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," co-authored The federalist Papers, helped to establish a system of checks and balances for the ...