James Monroe’s Presidency

Check the TWO things Monroe did before he was president.

• Secretary of State

• 2nd President

• Virginia Governor

• leader of the military

What political party was Monroe?

• Republican

• Federalist

• Democrat

• Democratic-Republican

Who was made Secretary of State under Monroe?

• John Quincy Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• James Madison

What was the "Era of Good Feelings?"

• People were happy we were going to war.

• People were happy the war had ended.

Why was slavery an issue during this era?

• Maine wanted to be a state.

• Texas was entering the country as a state.

• Slaves were freed.

• Missouri was entering the union as a state.

The Missouri Compromise....

• Created a bigger problem about slavery than expected

• Created a balance of the slave and free states

• added more slaves to the state of Maine

• freed slaves

The purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to...

• Let Great Britain claim land again in the U.S.

• Let France buy land.

• Keep Great Britain and any other European nation from colonizing in the U.S. again.

• Create a treaty with Great Britain.

What are THREE major things that occurred during Monroe's presidency?

• Era of Good Feelings

• War of 1812

• Missouri Compromise

• Monroe Doctrine