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James Madison became the first President to sign a declaration of war, in 1812.
He listed the grievances he had against Britain and Congress decided to declare war. The British did plenty to provoke a war, but you say that it was the Americans who first decided to start fighting.
Thomas Jefferson , with permission from Congress, but without a formal declaration of war set ships and marines to the Barbary Coast against the Barbary pirates. I would not say that he started that war in any sense- the pirates were demanding payments for not attacking American shipping.
What else can I help you with?
Who was president of the us at the start of World War I?
Woodrow Wilson was the US President during this entire war.
Who was the us president at the start of the Korean war and at the end of the Korean war?
Truman at the start and Eisenhower at the end
Who was the us president at the start of the war 1?
woodrow wilson
Who was the us president when the Iraq war happened?
George H. W. Bush , US President during the first Iraqi War .
Who was the first US president born after world war 2?
President Mao
Who was the president at the start world war 2?
Franklin D Roosevelt was the US President at the beginning of WW2.
Who was the president of the US during the start of world war 2?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who was the first president of the US to visit Australia?
Lyndon Johnson in 1966 was the first US President to visit Australia. He was seeking support for the Vietnam War.
Who was the US president during Tripolitan war?
Thomas Jefferson was the President during this undeclared war with the pirates of Tripoli ,also called the first Barbary War in 1801-1805.
Who was Abraham Lincoln's Vice president at the start of the US Civil War?
Hannibal Hamlin
Who first sent us troops to the Vietnam war?
President Eisenhower.
Who was US president during the first barbary war?
Thomas Jefferson
