Presidency Chart – James Madison (1809 - 1817)

Politics during his presidency

Major Events

Macon’s Bill No. 2 (1810) (Berlin and Milan Decrees and Orders in Council)

Fletcher v. Peck (1810)

Tecumseh and Tippecanoe (1811)

War Hawks (1811 – 12) Clay and Calhoun

War of 1812

Treaty of Ghent (1814) status quo ante bellum

Effects of the War on the Nation

Hartford Convention (1814)

First Protective Tariff (1816)

The Second Bank of the United States (1816)