James Madison faced challenges at home and abroad what were those

These challenges were mostly about the war of 1812. Domestically he had to lead the country against enemies since the war was fought on American soil and the enemies were British soldiers. When it came to foreign policies, he managed to repeal the embargoes on trading with the US for all countries except Britain and France which enraged the two. At home, he also had issues with Native Americans whom he wanted to protect from people who wanted to settle their lands.