The majority of these documents relate to two seminal events in which Madison played a major role: the drafting and ratification of the Constitution of the United States (1787-8) and the introduction (1789) in the First Federal Congress of the amendments that became the Bill of Rights
What when where and why. Those are the 4 Ws Ive learned about 3 years ago. 5th grade year LOL
The War Hawks, political figures in Congress including Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, urged President Madison for war against Britain in 1812.