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media type="custom" key="17535922" **James Madison and Contiental Congress**

James Madison was born in Virginia March 16, 1751 on a plantation farm. He left his home and went to Princeton Univerisity for 2 years in 1769. After college he was an apprentice to Thomas Jefferson. During that time, he then became a great political figure and helped Jefferson draft different papers like declaring their freedoms such as religious freedoms. Later on, he became one of the best prepared delegates of the Constitutional Congress. He was later known as the “Father of the Constitution” because of his overall influence. Madison also voted for representation based population strongly .