James Monroe - Biography.

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James Monroe - Biography.
5th president of the United States

Birth April 28, 1758
Death July 4, 1831
Home State Virginia
Party Democratic-Republican
Terms In Office 1817-1821
1821-1825
Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins
Significant Acts Ordered the suppression of Seminole uprisings in Florida in 1817.
Purchased Florida from Spain for the settlement of $5 million in Spanish debt.
Signed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which set limits on the expansion of slavery into newly-acquired territories.
Adopted the policy of setting aside land for Native Americans in the Great Plains.
Signed a treaty with Russia establishing a boundary to Russian territory in North America.
Proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine, opposing European intervention in the affairs of nations in the Western Hemisphere.
Career 1775-1780 Served in the Continental Army.
1782 Served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
1783-1786 Served as a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress.
1790-1794 Served as a Virginia senator in the U.S. Senate.
1794-1796 Represented the American ministry to France.
1799-1803 Served as governor of Virginia.
1803-1807 Headed diplomatic missions to England and Spain.
1811-1817 Served as secretary of state under James Madison.
1817-1825 President of the United States.
Did You Know Monroe was the first president to ride in a steamboat.
Monroe's inauguration was the first held outdoors--because of a dispute over seating in Congress.
Monroe ran virtually unopposed for a second term as president, capturing all electoral votes except one.
Partisan politics were largely set aside during Monroe's presidency, which became known as the 'era of good feelings.'
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