Explanation:They collaborated on numerous political ideas and decisions that have shaped our country.
Both men were from wealthy Virginian families who owned plantations and slaves. Jefferson was eight years older than Madison and looked the more virile of the two men standing six foot three inches, while Madison was a mere five foot six inches and often described as feeble-looking. Madison first met Jefferson during the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1776, but it wasn't until three years later that the two cemented their friendship working together daily while Jefferson served as Governor of Virginia, and Madison was on the Council of State.
