 An
Overview of James Madison's AdministrationStreams of settlers surged westward during
Madison's administration. The lack of imported goods
during the War
of 1812 encouraged industries
to expand, and set the country on the path to becoming an
industrial nation. The war also gave the American people
their national anthem. Early one morning, as British
shells burst about Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor,
Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled
Banner."
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| His
Vice-Presidents and Cabinet |
| Vice-President |
George Clinton
Elbridge
Gerry (1813) |
| Secretary
of State |
Robert Smith
James Monroe (1811) |
| Secretary
of the Treasury |
Albert
Gallatin
George W. Campbell (1814)
Alexander J. Dallas (1814)
William H. Crawford (1816) |
| Secretary
of War |
William Eustis
John Armstrong (1813)
James Monroe (1814)
William H. Crawford (1815) |
| Attorney
General |
Caesar A. Rodney
William Pinkney (1811)
Richard Rush (1814) |
| Secretary
of the Navy |
Paul Hamilton
William Jones (1813)
B.W. Crowninshield (1814) |
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| United
States Events During His Administration |
States
Admitted Louisiana
(1812); Indiana (1816)
Territories Organized Missouri (1812); Alabama
(1817)
Population in 1817 8,900,000 |
| 1810 |
Congress passed a bill to reopen
trade with both Britain and France. |
| Nov 7, 1811 |
William Henry Harrison defeated
Indian forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe. |
| 1811 |
The Cumberland Road was started
-- as part of the federal program to improve
canals, roads and bridges. |
| June 18, 1812 |
Congress declared war on Great
Britain. |
| 1814 |
New England Federalists held a
secret meeting known as the Hartford Convention. |
| Feb 1815 |
The United States and Great
Britain both ratified the Treaty
of Ghent, officially ending the War of 1812. |
| 1816 |
The first savings banks in the
country were founded at Philadelphia and Boston. |
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| World
Events During His Administration |
| 1812 |
Napoleon
invaded Russia,
but had to retreat. |
| 1814 |
Denmark
gave Norway
to Sweden. |
| 1815 |
Belgium united with The
Netherlands to form a single country. |
| 1815 |
Napoleon was crushed at
Waterloo. |
| 1815 |
Switzerland became independent
of France. |
Notes and
Trivia
Madison was the only President to face
enemy fire while in office, during the British invasion
of Washington, D.C., in 1814. He was also the only
President to actively exercise his role as
commander-in-chief of the armed forces, taking command of
an artillery battery during that same invasion.
War of 1812
The
Star-Spangled Banner
Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney
George Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
Albert Gallatin
Louisiana
Alabama
Treaty of Ghent
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
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