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Madison and Constitution Timeline
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 Timeline of James Madison and the Constitution 1751 Born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia on the estate named Montpelier (largest landowner in piedmont region growing tobacco) Sickly as a child and adult, short in height Completed classical studies at the College of New Jersey (later named Princeton) 1772 Returned to Montpelier where he studied law (never practiced) 1774 Member of the Committee of Safety that oversaw the local militia 1775 Commissioned as colonel in Orange County militia 1776 Delegate to the Virginia Convention 1779 Youngest member of the Continental Congress 1784 Returned to Virginia House of Delegates (congress) Population of the United States at 3,000,000 1787 Convened what would become known as the Constitutional Convention 1787-1788 Wrote Federalist Papers to people of New York to persuade on ratification of Constitution 1789 Elected to US House of Representatives Chief supporter of Washington’s policies but later broke with him over issues such as a national bank 1791 Introduced and guided passage of the Bill of Rights 1799 Returned to Virginia House of Delegates and campaigned for Je ff erson’s presidency 1801-1808 Served as secretary of state, supervised Louisiana Purchase 1808 Elected as President of the United States, led the country during the War of 1812 1817 Retired to Montpelier 1826 Served as rector of the University of Virginia (founded by Je ff erson) 1836 Died at age 85 |
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