Monster Essays - Important Presidential Electio
1812
The election of 1812 consisted of a battle between James Madison, and De
Witt Clinton. Madison had represented both Democratic and Republican
beliefs, while Clinton was a Federalist.
James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751. A
Princeton graduate, he joined the struggle for independence on his return
to Virginia in 1771. He had been an active politician in the 1770's and
1780's. He was greatly know for championing the Jefferson reform program,
and in the Continental Congress. Madison, in collaboration, had
partic....
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