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 Monroe, James
Thomas Jefferson. Monroe was a student at William & Mary College when the Revolutionary War broke out. He dropped out to join the Continental Army and never returned to finish his degree. He did, however, return to Virginia to study law under Jefferson from 1780-1783. Admitted to the Virginia bar in 1786, Monroe practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for the next four years.
| As a member of the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788, how did Monroe vote regarding the proposed U.S. Constitution? | James Monroe: Feelin' Good!
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Against it.. Monroe represented Spotsylvania at the convention, where he voted against the Constitution, but soon came to support, initially, the new government of George Washington.
Colonel. Monroe was proud of his record during the Revolutionary War. Enlisting as a lieutenant, he was severely wounded at the Battle of Trenton. He resigned his commission in 1778 at the rank of major, but 2 years later, was appointed military commissioner of Virginia by Gov. Thomas Jefferson, with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Upper Guinea. Purchased in 1817 by the abolitionist group for the purpose of relocating slaves back to Africa, Upper Guinea in West Africa was renamed Liberia in 1824.
She moved to a Parisian convent.. Eliza often served as the official White House hostess due to her mother’s ill health. After her father and husband died, Eliza moved to Paris and converted to Catholicism, living out her remaining days in a convent, never to be heard from again.
| During the 1st Seminole War (1817-18), President Monroe appointed General Andrew Jackson to deal with the Seminole Indians and fugitive slaves who were using Florida as a base from which to raid Georgia. What action by Jackson led to calls for President Monroe to reprimand him? | James Monroe: Feelin' Good!
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He exceeded orders by invading the Spanish territory of Florida.. Not known for his diplomacy, Jackson wreaked havoc in Florida. Ordered by Monroe to stay out of Spanish territory unless in “hot pursuit” of the enemy, Jackson rode roughshod over the country, destroying Seminole villages and capturing Pensacola on his way to overthrowing the Spanish governor of Florida. He also ordered the execution of two British citizens, Robert Ambrister and Alexander Arbuthnot, for having inspired and incited the Seminoles to attack American settlements and towns in Georgia. Because of this blatant disregard for presidential authority, many, including Secretary of War John Calhoun, called for his reprimand. A motion of censure was brought before Congress but failed to amount to anything and no further action was taken. Interestingly enough, just a few short years later, Calhoun was elected vice-president…under President Andrew Jackson.
| Perhaps the most famous action to come from Monroe’s presidency is the Monroe Doctrine. Although it carries his name, Monroe was not responsible for the drafting of the doctrine. Who was the “author” of this important American stance? | James Monroe: Feelin' Good!
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John Quincy Adams. Ironically, the document that, in effect, told European countries, including Great Britain, to stay out of affairs in the Western Hemisphere, was broached by British Foreign Minster George Canning, as his response to opposition of the Holy Alliance of France, Austria, Russia and Prussia. To make a long story short, Secretary Of State Adams didn’t trust any of the European powers, including Great Britain, and pushed for exclusion of all European influence in North and South America, hoping to check Spanish, French and English power in South America, and the possible extension of Russia’s claim on Alaska to include what is now the U.S. Pacific Northwest in North America.
| In the election of 1820, out of a possible 235 electoral votes, how many were cast in favor of President Monroe? | James Monroe: Feelin' Good!
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231. As there was no opposing party to speak of, Monroe ran unopposed. He garnered 231 of the 232 electoral votes cast (there were 3 abstentions). A New Hampshire delegate cast the lone vote against Monroe, naming John Quincy Adams on his ballot. Adams’ father, former president John Adams, was a delegate from Massachusetts, casting his vote in favor of President Monroe.
Columbian Centinel - Boston. In the first summer of his presidency (1817), Monroe set out on a tour of America. Each stop proved to be more successful than the previous one, with crowds enthusiastically greeting the new U.S. president. The warm greeting that New England Federalists gave the Republican Monroe led the Columbian Centinel to declare that this was an “era of good feelings,” to emphasize the lack of political partisanship in America. The “good feelings” were, however, only superficial, as political factions were emerging, fueled by the divisive issues of slavery and protectionism.
Edward III. Monroe was a descendent of King Edward III through his paternal grandfather, Andrew Monroe.
Elizabeth Kortright. James Monroe was married to Elizabeth Kortright in 1786, and afterwards had three children whose names were Eliza Kortright Monroe, James Spence Monroe, and Maria Hester Monroe. James Spence Monroe died in infancy.
| James Monroe studied at which university/college before dropping out to join the Continental Army? | The Life of James Monroe
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College of William and Mary. James Monroe first studied at Campbelltown Academy and then from there, went to study at the College of William and Mary. Afterward, he dropped out to join the Continental Army. Later he studied law under Thomas Jefferson.
December 2, 1823. President Monroe signed the Monroe Doctrine on Dec. 2, 1823. The Monroe Doctrine basically told European countries that the United States would act if the European countries tried to re-colonize newly independent Latin American countries.
two terms. James Monroe served two terms as president of the United States, from 1817-1825, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican.
California. California joined the Union on September 9, 1850. Illinois - 1818, Alabama - 1819, Maine - 1820.
1783. The Virginia Convention was made to discuss whether there should be a new Constitution and/or a Bill of Rights.
July 4, 1831. He died in New York City.
George Washington died on December 14,1799
John Adams died July 4,1826
Thomas Jefferson died July 4,1826
James Madison died June 28,1826
James Monroe died on July 4,1831
No one. No one assassinated James Monroe! Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. That should have been an easy one. Hope you enjoyed my first quiz!
All three died on the 4th of July. Jefferson and Adams died on the same day and in the same year – July 4 1826 - the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Monroe died 5 years later on July 4 1831.
Monroe died in New York City at the home of his daughter Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur. He was originally buried in the Gouverneur crypt at New York City Marble Cemetery. In 1858, at the request of the Virginia legislature, he was re-interred at the Presidents Circle of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia where now also rest John Tyler, 10th President of the United States, and Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" - Emmanuel Leutze. "Washington Crossing the Delaware" prominently features Lieutenant James Monroe as a flag-bearer allegorically standing in the boat beside the figure of George Washington.
In the ensuing Battle of Trenton, Monroe was critically wounded in his neck and shoulder from a bullet that also sliced his axillary artery. He recovered and was promoted by Washington to Captain and again to Major before resigning his commission in 1779. In 1780 he enrolled in the Virginia Militia and was appointed colonel. It was said that he preferred the title “Colonel” to that of “Mr. President” during his years at the white House.
| The future "First Lady" Elizabeth Kortright Monroe accompanied Ambassador Monroe to France while he served as US envoy (1794-1796) during the “Reign of Terror”. Through Elizabeth’s intervention, who was saved from certain death at the guillotine?
| President James Monroe and His Times
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Marie Adrienne de Lafayette. Marie Adrienne Francoise, Marquise de Lafayette was the wife of US Revolutionary War ally and General the Marquis de Lafayette. During the French Revolution, the Marquis was imprisoned at Olmütz in Prussia, unable to provide protection for his family.
The Marquise was arrested in 1794 and imprisoned to await trial and execution. James and Elizabeth Monroe became aware of her plight and the ambassador interceded with the French Directory for her release. For her part, Elizabeth ostentatiously traveled to the prison in the ambassador’s carriage – openly visiting with the Marquise and leaving little doubt that the United States desired her freedom.
The Marquise (whose mother and grandmother had been guillotined) was released subsequently and joined the Marquis at his prison in Prussia until he was freed in 1797.
Lexington, Kentucky – with General Andrew Jackson. The description of James Monroe’s Presidency as the “Era of Good Feeling” was partially a result of his 2 regional tours undertaken in 1817 (New England) and 1819 (the South and West).
Monroe’s insightful “pressing the flesh” – the first president since Washington to travel extensively outside of the capital - assisted in his receiving all but 1 electoral vote in 1820.
A fatal duel at Bladensburg field. Monroe's daughter Maria Hester Monroe married Samuel L. Gouverneur in a private White House ceremony on March 9 1820. The social elite of Washington planned a series of festive wedding receptions in their homes during the ensuing weeks. One of the receptions was planned for the Lafayette Square home of naval hero Commodore and Mrs. Stephen Decatur.
On March 22 Decatur met Commodore James Barron at the dueling field of Bladensburg, Maryland. Decatur's death at his home after a fatal shot by Barron changed the capital's joyful festivities into national mourning for a fallen hero.
| It is often noted that in 1820 James Monroe received the votes of all the presidential electors except one. Who and from which state was the lone elector to cast his vote for John Quincy Adams?
| President James Monroe and His Times
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William Plumer of New Hampshire. It is uncertain why William Plumer voted for John Quincy Adams. He could not have known that all electoral votes nationwide were being cast for James Monroe. The old adage that he voted for John Quincy Adams so that George Washington would have the only unanimous election in US history is likely false.
Former President John Adams did not vote for his son, but for James Monroe.
| In the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States. Which amount of money was agreed upon to settle claims of Spanish Floridians for the loss of their property?
| President James Monroe and His Times
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$ 5 million. "...To ascertain the full amount and validity of those claims, a commission, to consist of three Commissioners, citizens of the United States, shall be appointed by the President...The payment of such claims as may be admitted and adjusted by the said Commissioners, or the major part of them, to an amount not exceeding five millions of dollars." "Treaty of Amity, Settlement, and Limits Between the United States of America and His Catholic Majesty” Article XI - February 22, 1819
Maine and Missouri. Maine (1820) and Missouri (1821) were admitted to the United States on the basis of the "Missouri Compromise" of 1820. The compromise, engineered by Henry Clay, was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and ultimately declared unconstitutional by the Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court in 1857.
Initial reaction to the passage of the compromise had been "like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union." ...letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Holms April 22 1820.
| To honor President James Monroe's successful advocacy of its purpose and goals, which organization gave his name ("Monrovia") to the African settlement at Cape Mesurado in 1824?
| President James Monroe and His Times
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The American Colonization Society. The purpose of the American Colonization Society (1816-1964) was to colonize areas of Africa by the repatriation of consenting freed peoples of color from the United States.
Further, by virtue of HR 272 of January 13 1819, Congress allocated $100,000 to President Monroe to repatriate any peoples of color seized aboard vessels interdicted in the process of their importation as slaves into the United States. Officers and crew members of embargoed vessels were paid a bounty of $25 per person for each interdicted person of color. These apprehended persons were transferred to the care of the ACS until they could be repatriated.
| President James Monroe is considered the last of the "Founding Fathers" to be elected President. Who is said to have originated the term "Founding Fathers"? | President James Monroe and His Times
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President Warren G. Harding. “Standing in this presence, mindful of the solemnity of this occasion, feeling the emotions which no one may know until he senses the great weight of responsibility for himself, I must utter my belief in the divine inspiration of the founding fathers…” ...Warren G. Harding, Inaugural Address, March 3, 1921.
A former newspaper publisher, Harding had used the term "Founding Fathers" in previous speeches. The term was given national prominence by its inclusion in his inaugural address.
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