The act was first invoked by President James Madison during the War of 1812 against British nationals. It required them to report information such as their age, length of time in the United ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... The public viewed the results of the War of 1812 so favorably that the Federalist Party faithful who had opposed the war witnessed their ...

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 military.

James Madison University is named eponymously to ... Madison fought against the British during the American Revolution and the War of 1812 — where he became the first American president to ...

On June 18, 1812, American President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain. American and British officers were having dinner together at Fort George when news of the ...

When James Madison became president in 1809 ... When Madison submitted—and Congress approved—a war declaration in June 1812, this was not Madison demanding action but acknowledging the ...