James Madison (The War of 1812)
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James Madison was the first to take the country into war. It was The War of 1812.
He declared a bank holiday.
Only Congress can declare war. Presidents can ask Congress to declare war . The presidents who made such a request and had it granted were James Madison (against Great Britain), James Polk (against Mexico), William McKinley(against Spain), Woodrow Wilson (against Germany and allies) and Franklin Roosevelt (against Japan and allies)
He declared a bank holiday.
He declared a bank holiday.
He declared a bank holiday.
He declared a bank holiday.
He declared a bank holiday.
He declared himself president after a fraudulent election.
He declared himself president after a fraudulent election.
The first vice president to take over office was John Tyler.