Madison’s War.” Major Acts: British seizure of American seamen pushed James Madison to ask Congress for a declaration of war in June 1812. The United States entered the conflict without a strong ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... He asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812, and the war began so badly that by fighting to a draw, Americans of 1815 felt they had ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... He asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812, and the war began so badly that by fighting to a draw, Americans of 1815 felt they had ...

On June 18, 1812, American President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain ... Would the citizens fight the enemy or embrace them? "My situation is most critical," Brock ...