James Madison
Madison’s Opposition to a National Bank
Learn about Alexander Hamilton’s plan for a Bank of the United States, opposition to the plan from Thomas Jefferson & James Madison, and how Hamilton articulated the doctrine of implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause of the U.S. Constitution to get his plan passed.
Madison’s Opposition to Alexander Hamilton’s Plan for Assumption of State Debts After the American Revolution
Learn about Alexander Hamilton’s plan for the federal government to consolidate and assume states’ debts after the American Revolutionary War, opposition to the plan from Thomas Jefferson & James Madison, and how a compromise on Hamilton’s plan placed America’s capital at Washington D.C.
President Madison and the War of 1812
Learn about how President Madison & Democratic-Republicans in Congress declared war on the British Empire, lost Washington D.C. to British troops who proceeded to burn the White House, and presided over a U.S. government default on its debts.