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Overview of James Monroe's AdministrationAs President, James Monroe presided quietly
during a period known as "the era of good
feeling." The frontier was moving rapidly westward,
and small cities sprang up west of the Mississippi River.
Monroe sent General Andrew
Jackson on a military
expedition into Florida which resulted
in the purchase of Florida from Spain. Rapidly extending
frontiers soon caused Americans to consider whether
slavery should be permitted in the new territories. The Missouri Compromise "settled" this problem for nearly 30
years by setting definite limits to the extension of
slavery in land lying within the Louisiana Purchase area.
| Domestic
Events During His Administration |
U.S.
Population was 11,300,000 in 1825
States Admitted to Union: Mississippi (1817), Illinois
(1818), Alabama
(1819), Maine (1820), Missouri (1821) |
| 1817 |
The Rush-Bagot Agreement, signed
with Great Britain, prohibited fortifications on
the Great Lakes. |
| 1818 |
Great Britain agreed to the 49th
parallel as the boundary between the United
States and Canada from Lake of the Woods on the
Minnesota-Ontario border as far west as the Rocky
Mountains. |
| 1818 |
The White House was reopened
after years of rebuilding following the War of 1812. |
| 1819 |
Florida was purchased from
Spain. |
| 1820 |
The Missouri Compromise
temporarily ended the debate over extending
slavery into new territories. |
| 1821 |
The Santa Fe Trail was blazed by
William Becknell. |
| 1821 |
The first public high school in
the United States opened its doors in Boston,
Massachusetts. |
| 1823 |
The Monroe Doctrine,
guaranteeing independence of the Americas against
any European influence, was proclaimed before
Congress. |
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| World
Events During His Administration |
| 1819 |
Simon Bolivar became the first
President of Colombia. |
| 1819 |
The Savannah became the
first steamship to cross the Atlantic. |
| 1821 |
Central American republics
separated from Spain. |
| 1821 |
Napoleon
Bonaparte died. |
| 1822 |
Brazil
became independent of Portugal. |
| 1822 |
Greece became independent of
Ottoman Empire. |
| 1824 |
Mexico
became a republic. |
Andrew
Jackson
Florida
Missouri
Compromise
Daniel
D. Tompkins
John Quincy Adams
Secretary
of the Treasury
William H. Crawford
Illinois
Alabama
War of 1812
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Brazil
Mexico
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