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| · | James Madison becomes Secretary of State |
· | James and Dolley Madison move to Washington, D.C. with her son, Payne Todd, and her sister, Anna Payne | ||
| · | War with Tripoli (North Africa) |
· | October, Madisons move to 1333 F. Street, the "Six Buildings" | ||
| · | Preliminary peace between France and Great Britain signed |
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| · | James Madison's sister, Nelly Madison Hite, dies |
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| · | Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed |
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| · | Alexander Hamilton killed in duel with Vice-President Aaron Burr |
· | Anna Payne marries Richard Cutts, congressman from Maine | ||
| · | Ratification of Twelfth Amendment |
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| · | Jefferson elected for second term |
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| · | Dolley Madison, suffering from an ulcerated knee, goes to Philadelphia for treatment |
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| · | Burr Conspiracy |
· | Madisons send Dolley Madison's brother, John C. Payne, to Tripoli as secretary to the American consul | ||
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| · | Embargo Act |
· | Dolley Madison's mother, Mary Payne, dies | ||
| · | Chesapeake Affair |
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| · | James Madison elected president |
· | Dolley Madison's sister, Mary Payne Jackson, dies | ||
| · | Congress prohibits Americans from participating in African Slave Trade |
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| · | James Madison inaugurated |
· | Dolley Madison's sister, Lucy, is widowed when George Steptoe Washington, nephew of George Washington, dies | ||
| · | Embargo Act repealed; Nonintercourse Act passed - prohibiting U.S. trade with Britain and France |
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| · | West Florida annexed to United States |
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| · | James Madison prohibits trade with Britain |
· | John C. Payne returns home | ||
| · | Battle of Tippecanoe, Indiana Territory |
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| · | Congress declares war against Britain |
· | Lucy Payne Washington marries Judge Thomas Todd. First wedding held in the White House | ||
| · | James Madison elected for second term as president |
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| · | British burn Washington, D.C. |
· | Madisons burned out of White House and move to the Octagon House | ||
| · | Treaty of Ghent signed between United States and Great Britain |
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| · | Battle of New Orleans in which Andrew Jackson defeats the British |
· | Madisons move to 19th and Pennsylvania Avenue, the "Seven Buildings" | ||
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| · | James Monroe elected president |
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| · | Second Bank of United States chartered |
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