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1817-1825 James Monroe His Vice President was Daniel D. Tompkins. James Monroe's First Inaugural Address. James Monroe's Second Inaugural Address.
Presided over the acquisition of Florida from Spain for $ 5 million in 1819. Expounded the Monroe Doctrine (1823), being the principle that Europe should not intervene in the affairs of independent countries in the New World. North-South quarrels over the extension of slavery was ended temporarily by the Missouri Compromise (1820-21) under the terms of which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state, but slavery would be prohibited in future states.
About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if James Monroe would have had a casual affair with her?
5 James Monroe Born: April 28, 1758, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Died: July 4, 1831. Party: Democratic-Republican. Age when inaugurated: 58. Term: 1817-1825. His term is called the "Era of Good Feeling" because there was little partisan fighting. He formulated the Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Americas off-limits to European meddling. Famous Fact: Monroe lived out his retirement in poverty. (Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
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