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| 1751 | Birth |  |
| 16th Mar Birth of James Madison |
| 1784 | Publication | |
| 24th Dec Publication of, "Remonstrances Against Religious Assessments" |
| 1787 | Constitution | |
| At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Madison's draft of the Virginia Plan and his revolutionary three-branch federal system becomes the basis for the American Constitution of today |
| 1787 | Virginia Plan | |
| At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Madison's draft of the Virginia Plan and his revolutionary three-branch federal system becomes the basis for the American Constitution of today |
| 1788 | Constitution | |
| Writes over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution |
| 1788 | Federalist Papers | |
| Madison joins Alexander Hamilton and John Jay to write the The Federalist Papers |
| Writes over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution |
| 1789 | Constitution | |
| Elected to the new USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States House of Representatives and becomes an important leader from the First Congress to the Fourth Congress |
| 1789 | House of Representatives | |
| Elected to the new USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States House of Representatives and becomes an important leader from the First Congress to the Fourth Congress |
| 1791 | Bill of Rights | |
| The last ten of Madison's proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights |
| 1791 | Constitution | |
| The last ten of Madison's proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights |
| 1791 | Democratic Republican Party | |
| Madison and Thomas Jefferson organize what they called the republican party (later called the Democratic-Republican Party) in opposition to key policies of the Federalists, especially the national bank and the Jay treaty |
| 1791 | Legislation | |
| The last ten of Madison's proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights |
| 1794 | Democratic Republican Party | |
| All across the country, voters divided for and against the Jay treaty and other key issues, and thus became Federalists or Democratic-Republicans |
| Madison leads the unsuccessful attempt to block Alexander Hamilton's proposed Bank of the USA.index.html title="History of USA">United States , arguing the new Constitution did not explicitly allow the federal government to form a bank |
| To oppose the Federalists, Madison and Jefferson organize the Democratic-Republican Party |
| 1794 | Diplomacy | |
| George Washington avoids a trade war with Britain and secures friendly trade relations with through the Jay Treaty, a treaty that Madison tried but failed to defeat |
| 1794 | Treaty of Jay | |
| All across the country, voters divided for and against the Jay treaty and other key issues, and thus became Federalists or Democratic-Republicans |
| George Washington avoids a trade war with Britain and secures friendly trade relations with through the Jay Treaty, a treaty that Madison tried but failed to defeat |
| 1798 | Alien and Sedition Acts | |
| Secretly co-authores, along with Thomas Jefferson, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| 1798 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | |
| Secretly co-authores, along with Thomas Jefferson, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| 1798 | Legislation | |
| Secretly co-authores, along with Thomas Jefferson, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| 1808 | Election | |
| The party's Congress ional Caucus chose presidential candidates, and Madison is selected in the election of 1808, easily defeating Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, riding on the coattails of Jefferson's popularity. |
| 1809 | Declaration of War | |
| Washington Madison declares war on Britain, in an attempt to gain Canada from the British |
| 1809 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 4th President |
| 1809 | Rule of Canada | |
| Washington Madison declares war on Britain, in an attempt to gain Canada from the British |
| 1811 | Declaration of War | |
| 5th Nov Washington Madison recommends war against Britain in Congress |
| 1811 | Diplomacy | |
| 2nd Feb The US passes the Non-Intercourse Act against British commerce |
| 1811 | Legislation | |
| 2nd Feb The US passes the Non-Intercourse Act against British commerce |
| 1812 | Declaration of War | |
| Washington America is subject to British coastal raids & the destruction of Washington |
| Washington Declares war on Britain |
| 1812 | Election | |
| After Madison convinced Congress to declare war, Madison is re-elected President over DeWitt Clinton but by a smaller margin than in 1808 |
| 1812 | Embargo Britain | |
| 4th April The US declares a 90 day embargo in preparation for war with Britain |
| 1812 | Siege of Detroit | |
| Detroit The British & Canadians winn numerous victories, including the capture of Detroit after the American General there surrenders to a smaller force without a fight |
| 1812 | Siege of Toronto | |
| Toronto The attack of Detroit & Washington DC is in retaliation for a US invasion of York, Upper Canada (now Toronto, Ontario), in which US forces twice occupy the city, burning the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada |
| 1812 | Siege of Washington | |
| Washington America is subject to British coastal raids & the destruction of Washington |
| Detroit British occupation of Washington, D.C. which forces Madison to flee the city and watch as the White House is set on fire by British troops |
| Detroit The attack of Detroit & Washington DC is in retaliation for a US invasion of York, Upper Canada (now Toronto, Ontario), in which US forces twice occupy the city, burning the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada |
| 1814 | Blockade | |
| At sea, the British blockade the entire coastline, cutting off both foreign trade and domestic trade between ports |
| 1814 | Convention Hartford | |
| Hartford New England Federalists set up a defeatist Hartford Convention that discusses secession |
| 1814 | Siege of New York | |
| New York The Americans build warships on the Great Lakes faster than the British and defeat the British fleet to avert a major invasion of New York |
| 1815 | Economy | |
| Supports the creation of the second National Bank, a strong military, and a high tariff to protect the new factories opened during the war |
| 1815 | Treaty of Ghent | |
| 16th Feb The US Senate unanimously approves the treaty of Ghent |
| 17th Feb Washington President James Madison exchanges ratification papers with a British diplomat in Washington |
