James+Monroe's+Presidency

Name: James Monroe Years of Presidency: 1817-1825 Political Party: Democratic-Republican Party
 * James Monroe's Presidency**
 * by Angela Ly**

Key Personal Details:
 * James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 and died on July 4, 1831. He was the 5th president and also the last president who was a founding father of the United States and the last president from the Virginia Dynasty. James Monroe was born in Westmoreland Country, Virginia and it's just one mile away from Monroe Hall, Virginia. His father, Spencer Monroe was a prosperous planter and his mother was Elizabeth Jones Monroe.
 * Monroe studied at Campbelltown Academy from when he's 11 to 16. When he's 16, he inherited his father's fortune and enrolled in the College of William and Mary.
 * He's married to Elizabeth Kortright on February 6, 1786 in New York City. He had three children: Eliza Monroe, James Spence Monroe, and Maria Hester Monroe.
 * James Monroe had fought in the America Revolutionary War and served in the Continental Congress. He had studied law under Thomas Jefferson and later on he became the governor of Virginia. During Thomas Jefferson's presidency, Monroe also served as a diplomat in France to negotiate about the Louisiana Purchase. Later on during War of 1812, he served as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War under President James Madison.

Major Events, Changes, Issues, and Decisions of Presidency:
 * "Era of Good Feelings"
 * During Monroe's Presidency, he produced what was called an "era of good feelings". During this "era of good feelings", it was when the nation barely faced any problems, domestically and internationally. People didn't have any worries, problems, or troubles they had to face. The "era of good feelings" was also referred to the years after the War of 1812. The War of 1812 caused many troubles to people and after this war many were relieved.
 * Monroe Doctrine
 * In the Monroe Doctrine, President James Monroe stated that any other European should no longer try to intefer with America or try to colonize in its nation. If these other European countries were to do so, then America wouldn't hesitate and fight back, thus then causing both nations to be in war with each other. If other countries tried to colonize and intefer with American lands, America wouldn't let this slip by and fight back for their lands.
 * It also states that if other countries doesn't intefer with them, then America, itself, wouldn't intefer with them either. Such as if Britain didn't come and colonize in America anymore, then America wouldn't go mess with Britain.
 * This doctrine clearly demonstartes that America wasn't just a small weak, new nation that just emerged from the American Revolution. This was to showed to all nations around the world to not underestimate America because it's a new country. America wanted to prove to the world that it's not as weak as the other nations view them to be. And so with this doctrine, it made it seem like America was equals with nations such as Britian, France, and etc. This was a big step that America had taken towards being the strongest, powerful nation in the world. It also produced something called nationalism as well. The Monroe Doctrine demonstrates the nationalism that the people and country had together. The country and the people as a whole didn't want to be viewed as weaklings, together they are strong.
 * Panic of 1819
 * Missouri Compromise of 1820

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