James Monroe

1817-1825

Qualifications

• Era of Good Feelings• Admired French Republic– Believed US Could Become Greatest Republic Ever

• Republican

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69KWGYGVirE

Rush-Bagot Agreement

• Limited Naval Power on the Great Lakes of US and British Canada

Convention of 1818

• Gave US Fishing Rights Off Parts of Newfoundland and Labrador Coasts

• Set the Border Between US and Canada at the 49th Parallel

• Agreed to Jointly Occupy The Pacific Northwest

Florida

• Seminole Tribes Raiding US Towns• John Quincy Adams Negotiated with Luis de Onis

about allowing US Settlers in Florida• Andrew Jackson Sent With Troops to Secure the

Border– Invaded Florida and Started War– Overthrew Spanish Governor – Took Over Military Posts – All Done Without Monroe’s Orders– Americans Support Jackson

Adams-Onis Treaty

• Spanish Gave Florida to US• US Gave Up Claims to Texas• US Government Took Care of $5 million US

citizen claims

Monroe Doctrine

• Foreign Powers Should Not Create New Colonies In Latin America

• Interference Would Be Considered a Hostile Act

• Few European Powers Challenged• Shaped Latin America Today

Missouri Compromise• Argued Whether Missouri Should Be a Slave State

or Not• 11 Free States and 11 Slave States• Importing Slaves to Missouri = Illegal• All Children of Missouri Slaves Would Be Freed at 251. Missouri Slave State2. Maine Free State3. Slavery Prohibited in New Territories N of 36

Degrees 30’ lattitude

New Roads and Canals

• Cumberland Road = First Government Road• Erie Canal