The Presidents of the USA

Fast Facts

James Monroe

1817-1825

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birthplace

Monroe Hall, VA

birthday

April 28

Life

1758-1831

age

OFC:58 , d. 73

party

Democratic-Republican

presidency highlights

Landmark American foreign policy: the Monroe Doctrine

nickname:

The Last Cocked Hat

vice-president:

Daniel Tompkins

previous office

Secretary of War

key background fact:

A principal aid and very close to the two previous presidents

occupation

Plantation Owner, Lawyer

military service

Major of the Continental Army, wounded in the battle of Trenton

children

2: 2 girls

wife:

Elizabeth “Eliza” Kortright (1786)

height

6' 0'' / 1.83 m

higher education

College of William and Mary

religion

Episcopalian

quote

"Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!"

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actions & events

1819 Florida ceded to US
1820 Missouri Compromise Slavery forbidden abv 36° 30'
1820 In the election he received every electoral vote except one.

economy

1819 Panic of 1819 (too much land speculation)

foreign affairs

1823 Monroe Doctrine
1818 49th parallel set as the border with Canada.
1818 Russo-American Treaty: Russia out of Oregon

military activity

1817 1st Seminole war against Seminole Indians in Florida. Jackson in action.

unique facts

The first president to have been a U.S. senator.
His inauguration was the first to be held outdoors
The last president who was a Founding Father.

interesting

Holds the flag in the painting the crossing of Delaware river.
Died on 4th July like John Adams and T.Jefferson.

military activity

1817 1st Seminole war against Seminole Indians in Florida. Jackson in action.

Legacy

His presidency contributed to national defense and security. The Monroe Doctrine became a landmark in American foreign policy. His time in office was called the "Era of Good Feeling".

Monroe doctrine cartoon