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Happy 247th Anniversary of the Fourth of July!!!

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The shot heard around the world fr

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I’m obviously still working on a post series but look at how cute this is!

James Madison drew a little face on the Sun!

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me in 2020: wow there’s people posting about historical figures I’m interested in on tumblr? that’s so cool! I might check it out

me in 2023:

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10/10 presentation!😻

IT’S AARON BURR WITH A STEEL CHAIR ‼️

Warning: fast moving and flashing images

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Madison, Jefferson, and the Hamiltonian Effect of the 1790’s

(1. Background / Compromise of 1790)

{Long post ahead, beware🙀}

For the past five years, New York City had been established as the (temporary) capital of the nation. George Washington even was inaugurated and took his oath into office on April 30, 1789 as the First President of the United States in the same city. As time quickly progressed, the Southern and Northern states had begun butting heads on political issues that were arising.

One of these issues were about the permanent capital of the United States. Where would the capital be? The Southern states favored the capital to reside in the South, preferably in-between Virginia and Maryland. The Northern states wanted quite the opposite. They wanted the capital to lean more in the North, not the South, and this was mainly because they didn’t want to appear as if they were tolerating the Southern slavery ideology— or the South in general.

Meanwhile, Congress had reinforced and laid the economic situation of the government in the hands of Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton had been setting on the table with requests such as restoring the public credit from collecting state debts, along with shedding light on the financial position of the United States (from the American Revolution). He achieved this through his First Report on the Public Credit. The Southern states refused to follow this action because they believed they had already paid their share of the cost. Why would they pay it again?

Congressman James Madison had since then proposed the Madisonian Economic Model, which was kind towards the Southern states (considering he had the knowledge that all states in the South already paid their debts). He also claimed that this model would honor, protect, and keep the justice for/justify creditors. This, however, was left in the gutter because of the Congress’ favor over Hamilton’s proposition. The act of this would eventually lead to Madison and Hamilton cutting ties by 1792 and begin a political rivalry between the two men. All of the clashing between the North and the South, between man and man, proved to be dreadfully exhilarating, and would be the stepping stones for more separation and heat to come in the near future. Two certain Southern men would go against the peculiarly genius mind of Alexander Hamilton— which included James Madison, and the famed Thomas Jefferson; who had returned from France a year prior, and who now began his enrollment as Secretary of State.

The Compromise of 1790 was, to put it simply, rather of a settlement and an exchange between these three founding fathers. In June, generally agreed on the 20th (Thomas Jefferson even wrote this date in his account), that the compromise took place. Jefferson had recently arrived to reside in New York City, moving from Mrs. Dunscombe‘s residence on 22 King Street to another lodging at 57 Maiden Lane in the spring. It was in this rented house where he prepared a dinner and a discussion that would end up with both sides getting what they had then bargained for. Since the only men amongst the dinner were Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton, along with little record on what they discussed, it is hard to understand the specifics of the situation or how the dinner even went down.

However, through all of this, one thing is for certain: the results. Hamilton was allowed to assume state debts to pay for the cost of the American Revolution (I’d infer particularly from the Southern states), while Jefferson and Madison achieved and secured the District of Columbia as the new capital— a capital ultimately remaining in the South.

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happy pride month to all the lgbt members of turn nation 🥳🌈

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How I sleep at night knowing I’ll never get to writing those founding fathers biographies

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Facts about James Madison Vol. 1

(Because I’m bored and everyone should be enlightened with some James Madison)

James Madison walked with a small spring in his step, considerably to make himself appear slightly taller than he was

Because of the soggy and mushy climates surrounding William and Mary College in Williamsburg, James Madison instead went to the College of New Jersey (Princeton) for his health

James Madison, along with Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, created the Republican Party (also known as the Democratic Republican Party or Jeffersonian Republican Party) in 1792

James Madison’s wife Dolley Payne was gifted a pet parrot named Polly— who was notorious for being aggressive towards humans (thus biting Madison’s finger in front of guests during one occasion)

James Madison personally knew Aaron Burr and Philip Freneau ever since they were all in college

James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, reported by a girl walking down the street, could once be seen playing with a neighbor’s pet monkey

James Madison had a long-lasting five decade friendship with Thomas Jefferson

James Madison would eventually have a fall-out with not only Alexander Hamilton, but also George Washington over the belief of federal government and a national bank by the early 1790’s

While Thomas Jefferson in France, he and James Madison would enjoy measuring animals, comparing them to their counterparts (North American animals compared to their similar species in Europe), and telling each other of their findings

James Madison, while he was in college, would last on a five-hour sleep schedule due to studying until he collapsed from a breakdown (this made him stay at the college for an extra year to restore his weakened health)

James Madison had never been good with marital relationships (being allegedly rejected by Freneau’s sister Mary and dumped by Kitty Floyd in the 1780s), but eventually married the 26 year-old widow Dolley Payne in 1794

James Madison was a MASSIVE fan of ice cream, along with his wife Dolley, whose favorite flavor was oyster

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Listen… I love the guy but PLEASE he looks like a withered Ken doll.

See the REAL face of James Madison de-aged based upon his life mask cast in 1825 by John Henri Issac Browere. Madison stated of his life mask, “ Per request of Mr. Browere, busts of myself and of my wife, regarded as exact likenesses, have been executed by him in plaister, being casts made from the moulds formed on our persons, of which this certificate is given under my hand at Montpelier, 19, October, 1825 “   yarbs.net

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If this is anything

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The REAL face of James Madison based upon his 1825 life mask cast by John Henry Isaac Browere. The reconstructed life mask has been placed on a period dress body. Madison stated of his life mask,  Per request of Mr. Browere, busts of myself and of my wife, regarded as exact likenesses, have been executed by him in plaister, being casts made from the moulds formed on our persons, of which this certificate is given under my hand at Montpelier, 19, October, 1825.” yarbs.net

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Thomas Jefferson with Freckles? Yes, according to Daniel Webster, “Mr. Jefferson is now between eighty-one and eighty-two, above six feet high, of an ample, long frame, rather thin and spare. His head, which is not peculiar in its shape, is set rather forward on his shoulders; and his neck being long, there is, when he is walking or conversing, an habitual protrusion of it. It is still well covered with hair, which having been once red, and now turning gray, is of an indistinct sandy color. His eyes are small, very light, and now neither brilliant nor striking. His chin is rather long, but not pointed. His nose small, regular in its outline, and the nostrils a little elevated. His mouth is well formed and still filled with teeth; it is strongly compressed, bearing an expression of contentment and benevolence. His complexion, formerly light and freckled, now bears the marks of age and cutaneous affection. ” According to the Monticello website, “His eyes were variously described by family, friends, employees, and others as blue, gray, "light,” hazel, and combinations thereof.“ This updated rendition of Thomas Jefferson’s life mask has been reconstructed to portray a more life like skin texture, incorporating some of the freckles that are often mentioned in descriptions of his appearance. With the utmost aim of capturing his true likeness, this reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson’s life mask strives to faithfully represent him as closely as possible.