Presidency of James Madison

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United States presidential administration presidency

The Presidency of James Madison was the fourth U.S. administration, marked chiefly by the War of 1812, ongoing conflicts over trade and national sovereignty, and the early shaping of American political institutions.

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Surface form	Occurrences
United States under President James Madison	1

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential administration ⓘ presidency ⓘ
causeOfWar	British impressment of American sailors ⓘ British interference with American trade ⓘ British support for Native American resistance ⓘ
conflict	Creek War (1813–1814) ⓘ surface form: Creek War Second Barbary War ⓘ Tecumseh's War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ
constitutionalIssue	debate over implied powers ⓘ federal versus state authority ⓘ war powers of Congress and the president ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
domesticPolicy	reluctant acceptance of a stronger national government ⓘ support for agrarian republicanism ⓘ support for states' rights ⓘ
economicPolicy	opposition to the First Bank of the United States (early in presidency) ⓘ support for internal improvements in principle ⓘ support for protective tariffs after War of 1812 ⓘ support for the Second Bank of the United States (later in presidency) ⓘ
election	United States presidential election of 1808 ⓘ United States presidential election, 1812 ⓘ surface form: United States presidential election of 1812
electionOpponent	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ⓘ DeWitt Clinton ⓘ
endTime	1817-03-04 ⓘ
followedBy	Presidency of James Monroe ⓘ
follows	Presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
foreignPolicy	assertion of American neutral trading rights ⓘ economic coercion against Britain and France ⓘ expansion into West Florida ⓘ negotiation of Treaty of Ghent ⓘ
headOfGovernment	James Madison ⓘ
headOfState	James Madison ⓘ
historicalEra	Presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ surface form: Age of Jefferson First Party System ⓘ
impact	decline of the Federalist Party ⓘ increased respect for U.S. sovereignty abroad ⓘ rise of American economic nationalism ⓘ strengthening of American national identity ⓘ
legislativeMajority	Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainOpponent	Northwest Indian Confederacy ⓘ surface form: Tecumseh's confederacy United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCabinetMember	Albert Gallatin ⓘ Alexander J. Dallas ⓘ James Monroe ⓘ John Armstrong ⓘ surface form: John Armstrong Jr. Paul Hamilton ⓘ William Eustis ⓘ William H. Crawford ⓘ William Jones ⓘ
oppositionParty	Federalists ⓘ surface form: Federalist Party
ordinalNumber	4 ⓘ
politicalParty	Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ
positionHeldBy	James Madison ⓘ
precededByEvent	Embargo Act of 1807 ⓘ
signed	War of 1812 ⓘ surface form: Declaration of war against the United Kingdom (War of 1812) Macon's Bill Number 2 ⓘ Non-Intercourse Act ⓘ surface form: Non-Intercourse Act extension and modifications Second Bank of the United States charter ⓘ Tariff of 1816 ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of New Orleans ⓘ Battle of Tippecanoe ⓘ Burning of Washington ⓘ Creek War (1813–1814) ⓘ surface form: Creek War Hartford Convention ⓘ Second Barbary War ⓘ Treaty of Ghent ⓘ Patriot War of East Florida ⓘ surface form: U.S. occupation of West Florida War of 1812 ⓘ
startTime	1809-03-04 ⓘ
succeededByEra	Era of Good Feelings ⓘ
vetoed	Bonus Bill of 1817 ⓘ
vicePresident	Elbridge Gerry ⓘ George Clinton ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson → followedBy → Presidency of James Madison ⓘ

Presidency of James Monroe → follows → Presidency of James Madison ⓘ

Early Republic of the United States → hasPart → Presidency of James Madison ⓘ

George Clinton → vicePresidentOf → Presidency of James Madison ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States under President James Madison