Montpelier was the estate of James Madison. See if you can sort out Madison’s biography in chronological order.
Put in chronological order these events in the life of James Madison.
a) | Debated Patrick Henry |
b) | Represents Virginia at Continental Congress |
c) | Inherited Montpelier upon his father's death |
d) | Studied at College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) |
e) | Retires from service to Montpelier |
f) | First elected to Virginia State Legislature |
g) | Authored Bill of Rights |
h) | Elected President of the United States |
i) | Elected to Orange County Committee of Safety |
j) | Elected to United States House of Representatives |
k) | Wrote the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay |
l) | Served as Secretary of State |
m) | Served on Virginia's Governor's Council |
n) | Drafted Virginia Plan, which becomes the framework for the United States Constitution |
o) | Marries Dolley Payne |
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