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Fargher, John Mark, Bunee Mari Jo, and Czitrom Daniel. Out of Many: A history of the American people. New York: Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data, 2007.

This textbook tells that Madison and fellow democrat Jefferson looked for international Independence. They wanted less connection with Britain and more with its rival France. At the time of Jefferson’s Presidency their main focus was on the hopes of American western expansion.


Garcia, Jesus, and Doyle Donna M. Creating America. McDoegal Littell, 2005.

I learned that the difference on foreign and domestic policy eventually led to Jefferson and Madison founding the Democratic Republican Party. Their beliefs were to have a limited national government, to have an economy based on farming and strictly opposed the national bank. Supporters were usually farmers and trades people.

Tindell, George Brown. America A Narrative History. New York: W.W Norton & Company, Inc,\
The Articles failure had persuaded most of the Delegates to agree that the new central government needed to have some strong power. They needed to be able to levy taxes, regulate commerce, raise an army and navy, and make laws binding upon individual citizen.