James Monroe/Related Articles

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President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) ^[e]
History of the United States of America [r]: The history of the United States of America from the colonial era to the present. ^[e]

Thomas Jefferson [r]: (1743-1826) Third U.S. President (from 1801 to 1809), first U.S. Secretary of State (from 1789 to 1793), author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and founder of the University of Virginia. ^[e]
James Madison [r]: (1751–1836) Fourth U.S. President (from 1809 to 1817), author of some the Federalist Papers, Secretary of State, and one of the most influential U.S. founding fathers. ^[e]
War of 1812 [r]: (1812-1815) war between U.S. and Great Britain (during its Napoleonic Wars) over maritime rights, in which ~15,000 Americans and ~8600 British and Canadians lost their lives; the war was essentially a draw. ^[e]
Monroe Doctrine [r]: Add brief definition or description
Missouri Compromise [r]: A U.S. law, passed in 1820 and in effect until 1854 (when the Kansas Nebraska Act overrode it), that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the U.S. with those of southern states to expand slavery. ^[e]
Era of Good Feelings [r]: Approximately 1816-1824; an era of very weak partisanship during the administration of U.S. President James Monroe. ^[e]
First Party System [r]: U.S. political party system (1792-early 1820s) pitting Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Party against the Democratic-Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. ^[e]