Download 5: James Monroe

#5: James Monroe
• Years in office: 1817-1825
• Political Party: Democratic-Republicans
• Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins
• From 1815 to 1825, the U.S. enjoyed an era of peace,
pride, and progress known as the….
Era of Good
Feelings
Monroe’s Presidency was full of foreign and
domestic policies.
•Adams - Onis Treaty
•Convention of 1818
•The Monroe Doctrine
•Missouri Compromise
Adams-Onis Treaty
( 1819 )
• DESCRIPTION: The U.S. was having conflict with Spain over
American settlers near the U.S./Florida border. President
Monroe sent troops to secure the border and a conflict began
with the Seminoles over settlements, runaway slaves, and
eventually capturing Seminole raiders. U.S. troops captured
Spanish military posts and then overthrew the Spanish
governor of Florida.
Adams-Onis Treaty
( 1819 )
• DESCRIPTION: Conflict w/ Spain over Florida. U.S.
sent troops to secure border. Eventually U.S.
overthrew Spanish gov.
• LASTING EVENT: Spain and the United States signed
Adams- Onis Treaty in 1819 and settled all border
disputes. United States received East Florida, gave
up claim to Texas, and agreed to pay U.S. citizens’
claims against Spain.
• LASTING EVENT:
–Treaty settled all border disputes.
–U.S. got Florida & $.
–Spain got Texas.
Convention of 1818
• The Convention of 1818 was a meeting held in October 1818
to negotiate a treaty between the U.S. & England.
• The aim of the Convention of 1818 was to settle outstanding
boundary issues and disputes between the U.S. and British in
North America following the War of 1812.
• The Treaty of 1818 set the 49th parallel as the border with
Canada from Rupert’s Land west to the Rocky Mountains
and established a joint occupation of Oregon by the
British and the U.S. for the next ten years.
• The Convention of 1818 marked the beginning of
improved diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Great
Britain.
Missouri Compromise
(1820)
1820
• The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to
defuse the sectional
Congressand political rivalries triggered by
sectional
the
request of Missouripolitical
to become a slave state. At the
time, the Unites States contained twenty-twoMissouri
states,
slaveslave
stateand free.
evenly divided between
twenty-two
The Compromise
• Missouri= SlaveSlave
state
• Maine= FreeFree
state
• Slavery would be prohibitedprohibited
in any new
territories or states formed north of Missouri’s
southern border
north(36 30N latitude)
latitude
temporary
• It was only a temporary
solution because as settlers
moved west, more states would be added. west
If the
problem of slavery remained unsolved, the balance
slaverycontinue to divide the
of powers in Congress would
balance
nation.
divide
The Monroe
Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was signed by
President Monroe on December 7,
1823 1823
1. The U.S. would stay out of European affairs.
2. Europe was to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (the
America’s)
3. The U.S. would oppose any European attempt to
colonize in the Americas.