James Madison
1797-1811 Headquarters of the Bank of the United States in Philadelphia.
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.
A plaque in New York City marking the location of Thomas Jefferson’s one-time home, where Hamilton and Jefferson reached on compromise on Hamilton’s plan.
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.
After British troops set the White House ablaze during the War of 1812, President Madison took up temporary residence in the Octagon House, pictured above.
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.
James Madison’s Virginia Estate.