Monroe's Tour of New England
During his two terms in office (1817–1825), President James Monroe transformed a bitter, divided, partisan nation in the wake of the War of 1812 into a unifi...
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Monroe, James
Born April 28, 1758 (Westmoreland County, Virginia)
Died July 4, 1831 (New York, New York)
Diplomat, governor, U.S. president
James Monroe was the first of the early prominent U.S. leade...
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James Monroe, elected in 1816, presided during the "Era of Good Feelings." The young United States was establishing its national identity in exciting times. The War of 1812 (1812-15) was over. The nat...
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James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth president of the United States, a founder of the Jeffersonian Republican party and a major agent in acquiring Louisiana and Florida, authored the celebrated American fo...
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