The War of 1812 was inevitable. But was James Madison the right person to lead to country as tensions rose?
Tag: federalists
1800: John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson, II
It’s time for the first contested election! This one is pretty simple: What if John Adams was better at being president?
1792: George Washington vs. No One, II
It's time for some more alternate US history! In this timeline, Washington is still president, but Hamilton and Jefferson can't make amends...
FIRST PARTY SYSTEM RECAP!
Since we're moving into this second political phase in the Election Tuesdays series, I wanted to pause and recap some of the things I learned in the first two months of this project! Hopefully, you learned something, too!
1816 – JAMES MONROE VS RUFUS KING (kinda)
America’s first declared war was fought almost entirely in James Madison's second term. Would the Republicans look like heroes? Or would they be remembered as the idiots who got us into the country's most boring war?





