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Significant Acts
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Declared war on Great Britain, igniting the War of 1812 (1812-1815).
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Retreated from Washington, D.C., with the American army on August 1814 as the British attacked the city.
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Approved the Treaty of Ghent, which Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Albert Gallatin negotiated to end the War of 1812.
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Career
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1776 Elected delegate to the constitutional convention of Virginia.
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1780-1783 Served as Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress.
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1784-1786 Served as Virginia state assemblyman.
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1789-1797 Served as U.S. representative from Virginia.
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1801-1809 Served as secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson.
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1809-1817 President of the United States.
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1829 Became delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention.
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Did You Know
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At age 29, Madison was the youngest delegate at the Continental Congress.
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Both of Madison's vice presidents died in office.
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Madison is often referred to as 'father of the Constitution' for his influence on the nation's fundamental laws.
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