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THE MAN WHO BLAZED THE WILDERNESS ROAD:

DANIEL BOONEby Eric A. Iron

No, he didn’t “kill him a bear when he was only three” – that was Davy Crockett. And he wasn’t governor of Tennessee – Sam Houston earned that accolade. Those heroes lived their lives a full generation or two after the man who helped make their ex-ploits possible: Daniel Boone, who was born this week in 1734. So notwithstanding Walt Disney’s depiction of “Dan’l” Boone, where does the man really fit into American histo-ry? This issue of Tidbits investigates.

We know about pioneers who went west-• ward to places like Texas and California and Oregon in the 1800s. But before the American Revolution, the Colonies hadn’t stretched far from the Atlantic Coast. Dan-iel Boone was the man who helped to ex-pand America into what was then a vast wilderness on the other side of the Appa-lachian Mountains. Daniel Boone was born near Reading, • Pennsylvania, in 1734. Of course, Reading wasn’t yet teeming with industry. In fact, it wasn’t far at all from what was considered the “frontier” at the time. Boone got along well with the local Native Americans, and shared wilderness survival techniques with them. He learned to track animals, how to gather food, and how to “live off the land.” Daniel received a rifle from his father at the age of 12, and quickly demonstrated skill as a hunter.When he was a teenager, Boone’s family • made the decision to leave Pennsylvania and head southwest to settle in a sparsely populated area of what is now North Caro-lina. The journey took nearly a year, and Daniel proudly helped clear pathways and find food and water when necessary to fa-cilitate the journey. Their new home was primitive, but of course, that’s where Daniel really “came into his own.” One of his most valuable skills was his intimate knowledge of the customs of the American Indians.

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settlement in Kentucky. He sold his farm and, in September 1773, six families and 40 fighting men ventured west. Not quite three weeks into the trip, the Cherokee attacked the company, killing six men (including Daniel’s eldest son). Realizing they’d tread too far into Native American territory, they retreated a few miles and found a place to settle. Two years later, Boone led a new group of settlers to the area, and they cleared a roadway known as the Wilderness Trail, which would allow others to follow their route.So there you have it: Daniel Boone’s claim • to fame is opening Kentucky to settlement. He remained there with his family until 1788, when he accepted an invitation to relocate to Missouri. Why did Daniel leave the land he loved? “Too crowded,” he said, referring to the hundreds who had followed his trail.

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When some of King George’s troops • arrived to seek action in the French & Indian War, 19-year-old Daniel Boone quickly decided to join in the fight. The British were trying to persuade France to refrain from claiming too much of the continent. When the French set up forts along the southern Great Lakes and along the Ohio River, Britain fought back. The French had allies, however, in several Native American nations who hoped to regain some of the land they had lost (or at least protect what they had left).Boone served for two years, but very little • progress was made during that time. The British were unable to score any decisive victories until several years later. Daniel returned to North Carolina, where he married Rebecca Bryan in 1756. The couple would go on to have 10 children. When the Cherokee people began to organize their efforts against the ever-encroaching colonists in 1759, the family fled to Virginia.The Boones returned home in 1762, but • Daniel began to crave real-life “adventures” like those he’d experienced (and been told about) while serving in the military. He considered relocating to the south, but took a trip to to the Florida Territory and found that it didn’t suit him.One of the storytellers who’d opened • his eyes the widest about the wonders of unexplored territory was named John Finley. Finley had fought alongside Daniel Boone during the French & Indian War. He had told Daniel fascinating tales of the mostly unexplored land to the west: it’s now Kentucky, but back then, it was called Kentucke.Beginning in 1767, Boone organized • a series of exploratory journeys into unfamiliar areas north and west of his home. He never ventured too far until 1769, when he and John Finley led John Stewart and a handful of others on a grand trip. They headed for a break in the mountains known as the Cumberland Gap. The party struggled through the winter, but reached their destination in June 1770.In his own words, Boone describes the • scene: We found everywhere abundance of wild beasts of all sorts, through this vast forest. The buffaloes were more frequent than I have seen cattle in the settlements, browzing on the leaves of the cane, or croping the herbage on those extensive plains, fearless, because ignorant, of the violence of man. Sometimes we saw hundreds in a drove, and the numbers

about the salt springs were amazing. In this forest, the habitation of beasts of every kind natural to America, we practised hunting with great success until the twenty-second day of December following. We had passed through a great forest on which stood myriads of trees, some gay with blossoms, others rich with fruits. Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight. Here she displayed her ingenuity and industry in a variety of flowers and fruits, beautifully coloured, elegantly shaped, and charmingly flavoured; and we were diverted with innumerable animals presenting themselves perpetually to our view.Over the • y e a r s , D a n i e l B o o n e ’ s views on N a t i v e Americans h a d changed. Just as they could be powerful friends, he learned that they could also be hostile enemies. And on December 22, 1770, Boone and Stewart were captured and held prisoner, but managed to escape. Soon, they met up with two other adventurers, including Daniel’s brother, Squire. Boone was happy to see his brother, but the situation quickly got worse. The Natives killed Stewart, and Squire’s companion decided he’d had enough and went back home.Daniel and Squire Boone found themselves • “hundreds of miles from [their] families in the howling wilderness.” But instead of counting their losses and retiring east to safer land, the two stood determined to stay the winter. The brothers built a small cabin where they stayed until the autumn of 1771, when they returned to North Carolina.Back home, Boone began gathering the • equipment necessary to build a permanent

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Weekly FunniesThe elderly man flattered himself that he was still a ladies’ man, and decided to flirt with the comely waitress. “So tell me, sweet-heart, where have you been all my life?” he crooned. “Actually, sir,” she pointed out sweetly, “for the first forty-five years of it, I wasn’t even around.” Soon after our last child left home for col-lege, my husband was resting next to me on the couch with his head in my lap. I carefully removed his glasses. “You know, honey,” I said sweetly, “Without your glasses, you look like the same handsome young man I married.” “Honey,” he replied with a grin, “Without my glasses, you still look pretty good too!” Three old men were sitting on a bench in Florida when a reporter approached them. “I wonder if you three would be willing to do an interview and tell us your secret to long life,” the reported asked. The three old men agreed. The first old man was asked his se-cret to his long life. “I never drank alcohol, I never smoked tobacco and I have been married to the same woman for fifty years.” “Wow, that’s really remarkable!” said the re-porter. “And how old are you?” he asked the second man. “I’m 93,” said the man. The second man was asked the same question on his secret to long life. “I drank on occa-sion, I smoked, but not often and I dated some.” “And how old are you?” asked the reporter. “I’m 91,” said the old man. Finally, the reporter approached the third old man and asked his secret to a long life. “I dated every woman that would go out with me, I drank until I passed out and I smoked three packs of cigarettes a day.” “Wow!” said the reporter. “And how old are you?” “29,” re-plied the man. At twenty we don’t care what the world thinks of us; at thirty we start to worry about what it thinks of us; at forty we realize that it isn’t thinking of us at all.

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On • Nov. 8, 1793, after more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is opened as a public museum in Paris. In 1993, a wing once occupied by the ministry of finance was opened to the public. It was the first time the entire Louvre was devoted to museum purposes.

On • Nov. 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his workmen discover a step leading to the tomb of boy-king Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. In the tomb was a solid-gold coffin containing the mummy of Tut, preserved for more than 3,000 years.

On • Nov. 5, 1930, Sinclair Lewis is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1926, he turned down the Pulitzer Prize awarded him, but in 1930 decided to accept Sweden’s Nobel Prize.

On • Nov. 3, 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nation’s capital the right to vote for president and vice president.

On • Nov. 9, 1970, the Supreme Court refuses to hear a challenge by the state of Massachusetts regarding the constitutionality of the Vietnam War. By a 6-3 vote, the justices rejected the effort of the state to bring a suit in federal court in defense of residents claiming protection under a state law that allowed them to refuse military service in an undeclared war.

On • Nov. 6, 1984, the New York Stock Exchange decided to keep its doors open on a presidential election day for the first time in 193 years. The move didn’t sit too well with traders, who responded to the news with a chorus of boos and hisses. Fortunately, the Dow did manage to post a 15-point gain on the day.

On • Nov. 7, 1991, basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson stuns the world by announcing his sudden retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers after testing positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Today, Johnson is a prominent spokesman for AIDS awareness and a successful businessman.

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Are these people actually doctors, or have they just adopted the title? Read on to learn who has a medical degree and who just likes to be referred to as “doctor.”

Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as • Dr. Seuss, was a doctor in name only. He attended Lincoln College at Oxford Uni-versity with the intent of obtaining a Ph.D. in English, but he found that he enjoyed doodling cartoons more than studying Shakespeare. He eventually dropped out of college, but added “doctor” to his name to please his father, who had always hoped to brag to friends that his son had become a doctor.

Dr. Scholl was a bona fide podiatrist. Wil-• liam Mathias Scholl obtained his medical degree from what is now Loyola Univer-sity in 1904. While treating patients, he devised and marketed several foot care products, including his popular arch sup-ports. Scholl established the William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Chicago’s prestigious Rosalind Franklin University in 1912.

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O.K. Corral gunfighter Doc Holliday was • a dentist. He received his D.D.S. degree from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1872. A year later, he opened a practice in Dallas, Texas. He soon discov-ered, however, that his skill at gambling brought in more income than he earned pulling teeth. To protect himself, Holliday learned how to handle a six-shooter with amazing accuracy. He befriended Wy-att Earp and relocated to wild and woolly Tombstone, Arizona.

Johnny Carson’s long-time band leader • was known as “Doc” Severinsen even as a child. Carl Severinsen, Jr., was the son of a dentist, and family and friends called him the “Little Doc” to differentiate between him and dad Carl Senior. Even though dad urged him to study the violin, Little Doc took up the trumpet instead, at the age of seven. Five years later, he won top honors at the prestigious Music Edu-cator’s National Contest.

Most think that award-winning playwright • Neil Simon is called “Doc” because he is often asked to “doctor” other’s scripts. But he earned the nickname long before he ever sat down in front of a typewriter. Simon disliked his given first name, Mar-vin. As a youngster, his favorite toy was a play-doctor set. Marvin’s brother Danny began calling him “Doc” because he was rarely seen without the medical kit’s plas-tic toy stethoscope around his neck, and the nickname stuck.

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PICK OF THE WEEK“Get Smart” -- Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway star in one of the funniest and most entertaining films of 2008. Agent Maxwell Smart (Carell) and Agent 99 (Hathaway) must discover the identity of a traitor in their midst while thwarting a plot to assassinate the president. This modern-day upgrade of the 1960s classic comedy retains the campy feel, while at the same time delivering outstanding stunts. It’s like a cross between the old TV show and “The Bourne Identity.”

BOXED SETS“Get Smart: The Complete Series Gift Set” -- It’s no coincidence that on the same day of the movie’s DVD release, we get a beautiful, remastered box set of the original Mel Brooks/Buck Henry-created series. All 138 episodes on 25 discs. Tons of extras. A must-have for fans of the show.“Star Wars Trilogy” and “Star Wars Prequel Trilogy” -- Apparently, George Lucas is down to his last $50 billion and is rereleasing the two trilogies in their respective boxed sets. The original trilogy boxed set contains the Special Editions and the older, original versions of the films. There’s nothing new here; no new special features. So, if you’ve already got the movies in your collection, you can give these two boxed sets a pass.“Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary Collection” -- Holy moly! This is an amazing collection. All five movies are digitally remastered, including a director’s cut of “Conquest of the Planet of the Apes” featuring more footage than the original release. There are tons of special features, commentary tracks, a lovely booklet, archive footage and “making of” documentaries.

KIDS“Barbie in A Christmas Carol” -- Barbie “stars” as Eden Starling, a Victorian-era diva who treats her fellow actors horribly by demanding that they all stay and rehearse on Christmas Eve. However, three Spirits intervene to teach Barbie the True Meaning of Christmas.

TV“Futurama: Bender’s Game” -- This is the latest in a series of animated films based on the canceled cult Fox series. In “Bender’s Game,” the Planet Express gang searches for a dark-matter mine and stumbles upon a subterranean society populated by drunken knights who look like the robot Bender and sorcerers who wreak their wizardly magic -- like turning the cycloptic Leela into a unicorn. George “Sulu” Takei makes a cameo guest-voice appearance. Ohhhh my.

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The Rocky Mountain Bird Expo will be held November 8th and 9th at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt Street, in Denver. The price of admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children and seniors. Doors open at 9:00 am both days and close at 5:00 pm on Saturday and 4:00 pm on Sunday. There will be exotic bird shows; from novice to champion, Competitive judged events, bird supplies, bird toys, crafts, educational speakers with audience participation prizes, raffles, silent auctions, holiday gift ideas, and – of course – BIRDS!Vendors and Veterinaries will be on hand to introduce you to the world of aviculture and to answer all your bird related questions. The general public is also invited to the Awards Banquet on Saturday night, November 8th, at Cinzetti’s Italian Market located at I-25 and 104th. The banquet begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $26 and may be purchased in advance. For a full listing of events and times, please visit www.RMSABirds.com/events.htm or call the Rocky Mountain Society of Aviculture at (303) 456-0068.If you are interested in finding out more about birds, and having a bird as a pet, this is a great venue for you to check out!Remember to always deal with a reputable breeder! Only buy or adopt birds from

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Old Tricks for New DogDEAR PAW’S CORNER: I have a new dog! What are some basic tricks I can teach her? -- Tammy J., Huntsville, Ala.

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lows the “Down” command, you can prog-ress to “Roll Over.” Give her the “Down” command, and note which side she leans toward. Gently push her over onto that side, and give her verbal praise and a belly rub. Follow up with a reward.Roll Over: Once she masters “Play Dead,” start from that position. First, desensi-tize your puppy by rubbing her belly and touching her legs and feet while she’s in the Play Dead position. Once she’s used to this, give the command “Roll over,” take hold of the back and front legs closest to the floor, and very gently pull her over to the opposite side. (If she gets frightened or is in pain, stop immediately.) Reward her with a treat or toy. (Or, tempt her around with a treat: Show her the treat, then slowly move it up around the back of her head to the other side. She may follow it around, rolling over automatically.)No matter what trick you teach your dog, she’ll love the attention, so make this train-ing a regular part of your day!Send your tips, questions and comments to Paws Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail them to [email protected].


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A New York boy was being led through the swamps of Louisiana by his cousin. “Is it true that an alligator won’t attack you if you carry a flashlight?” The cousin smirked and replied, “Depends on how fast you carry the flashlight.” When Mrs. Smith came home one night she was horrified to find her son with his hands round his pet rabbit’s neck, shaking it and shouting, “Come on then. What’s five and three?” “Stop it at once,” she yelled. “What are you doing?” “Well, teacher told us that rabbits could multiply quickly. This one can’t even add five and three.”

Little Johnny’s second grade teacher was quizzing them on the alphabet. “John-ny,” she says, “what comes after ‘O’?” John-ny says, “Yeah!” Two boys were camping in the backyard. When they couldn’t figure out what time it was, the first boy said to the second, “Start singing very loud.” “How will that help?” said the second boy. “Just do it,” insisted the first. Both boys broke into song, sing-ing at the top of their lungs. Moments lat-er, a neighbor threw open her window and shouted, “Keep it down! Don’t you know it’s three o’clock in the morning?” The math teacher saw that little Johnny wasn’t paying attention in class. She called on him and said, “Johnny! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?” Little Johnny quickly re-plied, “NBC, CBS, HBO and the Cartoon Network!” Joe: Why did you fire your secretary? Moe: She couldn’t spell. She kept asking me how to spell every other word as she was taking dictation. Joe: I suppose you couldn’t stand the interruptions. Moe: It wasn’t that. I just didn’t have time to look up all those words.A hopeful suitor dropped into a computer-dating center and registered his qualifica-tions. He wanted someone who enjoyed water sports, liked company, favored formal attire, and was very small. The computer operated faultlessly. It sent him a penguin.

By Samantha WeaverIt was Andrew Jackson Young, American • civil-rights activist, former U.N. ambassa-dor, congressman and mayor of Atlanta, who made the following sage -- and dis-turbingly accurate -- observation: “Noth-ing is illegal if 100 businessmen decide to do it.”Those who study such things claim that • by the time the average American reach-es the age of 20, he or she has been ex-posed to more than a million advertise-ments. The United States has more dogs than • any other country in the world, followed by Brazil in second place and China in third.Just to see what would happen, a group of • scientists gave various drugs to spiders. The arachnids that were given caffeine created webs with random tangles, mak-ing them useless for catching insects. In-terestingly, the ones that were given LSD created extremely neat webs. It’s unclear whether the scientists performed this ex-periment for research or just for fun.Moscow has more billionaires than any • other city in the world. And, except for one -- the mayor’s wife -- they’re all men.The next time you’re heading to Boston • for a little R and R, you might want to con-sider stopping by a rather unusual attrac-tion. The Museum of Bad Art describes itself as “the world’s only museum dedi-cated to the collection, preservation, ex-hibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms.”The word “wedlock” originally referred to • money given to the groom by the bride’s father (presumably for taking the girl off his hands).Have you ever experienced xerophthal-• mia? If you’re like most people, you prob-ably have, but it’s not usually a condition to be terribly concerned about. Xerophthal-mia is simply a fancy way of describing an abnormal dryness of the eyes.


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3. Robin Thicke ..............new entry“Something Else”(Star Trak/Interscope)4. James Taylor ..............new entry“Cover” (Hear)5. Metallica ............................No. 1 “Death Magnetic” (Warner Bros.)6. Ne-Yo ................................No. 3 “Year of the Gentleman” (Def Jam)7. Kid Rock ..........................No. 7 “Rock N Roll Jesus”(Top Dog/Atlantic)8. Jack’s Mannequin ......new entry“The Glass Passenger” (Sire)

9. Kellie Pickler ..............new entry“Kellie Pickler” (19/BNA)10. Jazmine Sullivan ............No. 6 “Fearless” (J)

Top 10 Hot Country Singles1. Kenny Chesney ................No. 2 “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven” (Blue Chair)2. Darius Rucker ..................No. 1 “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” (Capitol Nashville)3. Toby Keith ........................No. 3 “She Never Cried in Front of Me”(Show Dog Nashville)4. Carrie Underwood ..........No. 6 “Just a Dream” (19/Arista)5. Kid Rock ..........................No. 4 “All Summer Long”(Top Dog/Atlantic)6. Brad Paisley ......................No. 8 “Waitin’ On a Woman”(Arista Nashville)7. Jimmy Wayne ..................No. 5 “Do You Believe Me Now” (Valory)8. Tim McGraw ....................No. 9 “Let It Go” (Curb)9. Taylor Swift ....................No. 22 “Love Story” (Big Machine)10. George Strait ..................No. 7 “Troubadour” (MCA Nashville)

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Staying Healthy This Winter

Winters are sometimes difficult, but there are steps we can take to stay healthy during cold weather.

Ask your doctor if you should get a flu shot • and inquire about the pneumonia vaccine as well. This year there is plenty of flu vaccine to go around. To find locations in your area that are giving shots, go to www.flucliniclocator.org and put in your ZIP code. You can also call your local health department or hospital for information about locations. If you have Medicare Part B, the shot is free.If your grocery store provides antiseptic • wipes in the cart area, use those on the handles and seat to kill germs that are likely lingering.Guard against hypothermia when you • venture outdoors. Not only do you need to dress warmly, but good nutrition can help the body weather a chill. Wear a hat! Heat rises, and we lose the majority of our body heat through the top of our head! Fingers and toes need special care, too. Mittens provide more warmth than gloves.Even indoors we need to stay warm -- • staying chilled for too long lowers the body’s resistance to germs. Light layers of clothing trap body heat better than one thick layer.The floors where you live might be colder • than the rest of the room, even if you have carpet. Check doors to see if there is a draft coming in at the bottom. Even a rolled-up towel can block cold air and conserve heat in the room.Beware electrical room heaters. If you • have an old one, check with senior services in your area to see if they are giving out new ones. Be sure to keep the heater away from furniture or anything flammable.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot person-ally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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MONROEIf James Madison left any monogrammed towels behind in the White House, it was good fortune for his successor, James Monroe, since the two shared the same initials. That was about the only thing the two men shared, however. Madison was small and shy, while Monroe was a big man with a warm personality. This week’s All the Presidents’ Tidbits examines the route that he took to become one of the country’s most influential—but overlooked—leaders.

James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, • in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Few details of his childhood are known, but young James proved himself successful in both academics and athletics. At the age of 16, he enrolled at William & Mary. The idea of national independence – very exciting to young minds – swept the campus. When the American Revolution broke out before Monroe had completed his first year of study, he was eager to join in the fight. How eager? Read on.In June 1775, news arrived of colonists • fighting against the “redcoats” at Lexington and Concord. At the time, Williamsburg was not only the home of Monroe’s school, but was also the capital of Virginia. The British appointed governor lived there, and on his property was His Majesty’s arsenal. Monroe and two dozen other men joined forces to raid the vault. They stole (er, “acquired”) 200 muskets and 300 swords, which they handed over to the Virginia colonial militia.When he turned 18, Monroe left college • to help in the struggle against Britain. Late in the year, his Army regiment joined up with George Washington’s troops. He was one of the men that General Washington famously led across the Delaware River in 1776. Then, a year later, he survived through the brutal winter at Valley Forge.After promotions took him away from • the battlefield, James Monroe took an unusual step: he resigned from the Army in order to return to military action. He returned home and tried to put together a volunteer regiment, but found that few able-bodied men were left behind. In 1780, Thomas Jefferson (then governor) appointed Monroe commissioner of Virginia’s armed forces.Monroe served in the state assembly • and then in the Continental Congress before he began his own law practice in 1786. He was slow to jump on the bandwagon that championed the U.S. Constitution; he actually voted against Virginia’s ratification of the document. Then, when the U.S. Congress took over for the Continental Congress, he lost his seat – to James Madison.By 1790, when he was elected U.S. • senator, Monroe had joined Thomas Jefferson’s political contingent. Remembering Monroe’s stellar military service, President Washington named him U.S. minister to France. His strong relationship with the French led to his removal from the post, however, since the Federalists demanded neutrality.

In 1799, Monroe won the Virginia gubernatorial race.After Thomas Jefferson won the • presidency the next year, he relied upon Monroe as a key foreign diplomat. James negotiated with Spain for Florida, helped to secure the Louisiana Purchase, and served as minister to Britain. When James Madison succeeded Jefferson, he appointed Monroe secretary of state. He also acted as war secretary during the War of 1812 against Britain, which the U.S. decisively won. By the time Madison’s second term ended, the opposing Federalist Party was all but dead. Monroe took the nomination and handily defeated Rufus King to reach the White House.

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