James Madison by Ellie Hoffman https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b By Ellie Hoffman and Ariel Albright en-us 2019-05-09 12:13:22 UTC 2025-10-10 11:59:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Who was James Madison? hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358422835 We think that James Madison was a great man, but see what HISTORY had to say about him below. ]]> 2019-05-09 12:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358422835 Obstacles hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358572729 Expanding the Military-
James Madison did not believe in an emphasized military but he knew that was best for the country. 
Decrease in trade- 
The Embargo Act of 1807 stopped American Trade in all foreign ports. The decrease in trade made there be in increase in goods and unemployment throughout the US. 
The burning of the White House- even after the burning of the white house Madison was able to continue his presidency. 

]]> 2019-05-09 16:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358572729 “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” ― James Madison hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358573912 2019-05-09 16:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358573912 What did James Madison Believe? hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358840165 As a Federalist, James Madison believed in a strong central government. He also believed in religous freedom, the "Virginia Plan", a national bank, the freedom of slaves, and the separation of church and state. ]]> 2019-05-10 12:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358840165 James Madison in 3 minutes hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358840300 2019-05-10 12:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358840300 "Father of the Constitution" hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358845737 2019-05-10 12:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358845737 hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358846540 2019-05-10 12:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358846540 Why Should You Vote Madison? hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358847157 James Madison was named the "Father of the Consitution", he co-founded the republican party, he was an excellent secretary of state and president, and he established, once and for all, respect for American rights on the high seas. ]]> 2019-05-10 12:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358847157 “Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression. In our Governments, the real power lies in the majority of the Community, and the invasion of private rights is chiefly to be apprehended, not from the acts of Government contrary to the sense of its constituents, but from acts in which the Government is the mere instrument of the major number of the constituents.” -James Madison hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358885630 2019-05-10 14:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/358885630 hoffman699 https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/359290779 2019-05-13 00:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hoffman699/qjaa8uula9b/wish/359290779