Presidency of James Monroe

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The Presidency of James Monroe (1817–1825) is best known for the “Era of Good Feelings,” marked by relative political harmony, westward expansion, and the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine asserting U.S. opposition to European colonialism in the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
presidency
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
country United States of America
endTime 1825
followedBy Presidency of John Quincy Adams
follows Presidency of James Madison
hasPart Adams–Onís Treaty
Cabinet tour of the nation by James Monroe
Compromise Tariff of 1816 enforcement
Cumberland Road veto
Establishment of Liberia colonization policy support
Expansion of the U.S. Navy
First inauguration of James Monroe
Internal improvements debates
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
Panic of 1819
Recognition of Latin American republics
Rush–Bagot Agreement
Second inauguration of James Monroe
Seminole Wars
Supreme Court decision Gibbons v. Ogden era context
Supreme Court decision McCulloch v. Maryland era context
Second System of US seacoast defense
surface form: Survey of coastal defenses and fortification program

Convention of 1818
surface form: Treaty of 1818
headOfGovernment James Monroe
headOfState James Monroe
locatedInTimePeriod 19th century
post-War of 1812 era
officeHolder James Monroe
partOf Era of Good Feelings
significantEvent Adams–Onís Treaty
surface form: Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819

Era of Good Feelings
Goodwill tour of the United States by James Monroe
Missouri Compromise
surface form: Missouri Compromise of 1820

Panic of 1819
U.S. acquisition of Florida
articulation of opposition to European colonialism in the Americas
continued implementation of protective tariffs
debate over federal funding of internal improvements
debates over slavery in new territories
decline of the Federalist Party
development of U.S. policy toward Native American nations
formulation of the Monroe Doctrine
growth of sectional tensions between North and South
one-party dominance of the Democratic-Republican Party
recognition of independence of several Latin American states
settlement of U.S.–British boundary disputes
strengthening of American nationalism
westward expansion of the United States
startTime 1817

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Presidency of James Madison followedBy Presidency of James Monroe
Early Republic of the United States hasPart Presidency of James Monroe