James+Madison-Sally+Y+8F

=Phase 1= 1. Who is your "I am..." person? What made you interested in this person? 2. Explain what you already knew about your "I am..." person prior to beginning your research. 3. What are some of the questions that came into your mind about your person while researching? What did you wonder about?
 * James Madison**

My historical figure is James Madison. The basic information I know about him is that he was the president of America from 1801 through 1817. He was an important political person that distributed his ideas to the Bill of Rights, Constitution, and Federalist Papers. In addition, I know that there were a lot of wars in the period of his presidency, such as the war of 1812. Also, I know that he dealt with the Louisiana purchase, Barbary pirates, and the Embargo Act. Since know the basic information about James Madison; mostly the important roles he took, and events he took care of during his lifetime, I want to know more about him before his political career, about his family, his life after presidency. Most importantly, I want to know more in depth about what he did, and what decisions he made during his lifetime. To find out more information, I can always use my previous notes, and Mr. Hurst’s wikispace. I would mostly use the internet (google, yahoo). In addition, I can go to the library and check out some books, or find some books at home to read about him.

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=PHASE 2=
 * My primary historical question is...." How did he contribute to the Constitution? "

TIME LINE **

=PHASE3 (Primary Sources)= [|http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?presp:9:./temp/~ammem_O6cL::displayType=1:m856sd=cph:m856sf=3a53278:@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,toddbib,mgw,ncr,ngp,musdibib,hlaw,papr,lhbumbib,rbpebib,lbcoll,alad,hh,aaodyssey,magbell,bbcards,dcm,raelbib,runyon,dukesm,lomaxbib,mtj,gottlieb,aep,qlt,coolbib,fpnas,aasm,denn,relpet,amss,aaeo,mff,afc911bib,mjm,mnwp,rbcmillerbib,molden,ww2map,mfdipbib,afcnyebib,klpmap,hawp,omhbib,rbaapcbib,mal,ncpsbib,ncpm,lhbprbib,ftvbib,afcreed,aipn,cwband,flwpabib,wpapos,cmns,psbib,pin,coplandbib,cola,tccc,curt,mharendt,lhbcbbib,eaa,haybib,mesnbib,fine,cwnyhs,svybib,mmorse,afcwwgbib,mymhiwebib,uncall,afcwip,mtaft,manz,llstbib,fawbib,berl,fmuever,cdn,upboverbib,mussm,cic,afcpearl,awh,awhbib,sgp,wright,lhbtnbib,afcesnbib,hurstonbib,mreynoldsbib,spaldingbib,sgproto,scsmbib] [] -he first thought the bill of rights was unnecessary, but by the time of the first congress he realized that it was needed [] [] [|http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers_virginia.html] [], "The [writing of the Constitution] formed a task more difficult than can be well conceived by those who were not concerned in the execution of it. Adding to [the difficulty] the natural diversity of human opinions on all new and complicated subjects, it is impossible to consider the degree of concord which ultimately prevailed as less than a miracle.” []  Delegate William Pierce of Georgia wrote that, in the management of every great question, Madison “always comes forward the best informed Man of any point in debate.” Pierce called him “a Gentleman of great modesty—with a remarkable sweet temper. He is easy and unreserved among his acquaintances, and has a most agreeable style of conversation.”
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=PHASE 4 (SECONDARY SOURCES)=

Documents [] [] [] [] [] [] [|http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/jm4/about/madison.htm] http://www.montpelier.org/explore/james_madison/father_constitution.php Video http://www.hippocampus.org/hippocampus.php/course_locator.php?course=AP%20US%20History%20I&lesson=17&topic=1&width=800&height=550&topicTitle=Ratification%20of%20the%20Constitution&skinPath=http://www.hippocampus.org/hippocampus.skins/default (Ratification of Constitution) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTj1BFc0jIJa =PODCAST& PDF OF SCRIPT= media type="file" key="FINAL PODCAST ON JAMES MADISON.mp3"