Chief of the Citizen

American citizen didn't completely like me; I'm a old, short man.

My apperence in public was not good; people dind't like me; in fact, they called me but a "withered little apple-John."

Fortunately they liked my wife more; she helped me with public opinion.

Our marriage shocked everyone, but was a great oppurtunity to be appreciated more by Americans.

Chief of Party

I concerned all my life to my political career, and to my political ideas.
I've always respected them and my party.
I was in the Democratic-Republicam Party; I always supported it doing my best for the ratification of the Constitution and administrating the Nation on the believes of my party.
I fought for my party's ideas supporting the Constitution and the Bills of Rights.

Commander in Chief

Due to my administration politics I had pressures from the "War Hawks," who wanted a more militant policy.

The British behavoir and the seizure of cargoes impelled me to give in to the pressure, so that on June 1, 1812, I convinced Congress to declare war.

The nation was not prepared to this war; in fact, at first the British army entered Washington and set fire to the White House and the Capitol.

Thank to some military victories, like: Andrew Jackson's triumph at New Orleans, convinced Americans that they could this war, and that happened.

Chief of Administration

I became president in 1808 while tensions between Britain, France and our country increased.

In the first part of my term like president I prefered not to allow trade with Britain and France; then, in May 1810, I changed my mind seeing a good oppurtunity for American commerce, and I authorized trade if either would accept America's view of neutral rights.

Job

I partecipates as Virginia representative at the Continetal Congress; I supported the ratificantion of the constitution and I worked hard on it. I helped frame the Bill of Rights and enact the first revenue legislation. Other framers geve me the nickname of Father of The Consitution, but I protested saying that the document was not "the off-spring of a single brain," but "the work of many heads and many hands."

My family

This woman drew in this portrait is my wife: Dolley Payne Todd Madison.

She is a very charming woman and she helped me to conquer people's support.

I married her in 1794, and we have no children. Everyone loves her; she's charming, beautiful and a political woman.

The first part of my career

I still was interested in law and politics since I was a child, so I studied law at Princeton, Virginia.

I partecipated at the Contineltal Congress for the ratification of the Constitution in 1776 as a representative of Virginia.