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Monroe's presidency was known as the "Era of Good Feeling". This was because of the country's growing wealth, rapid westward expansion, and new interest in roads.
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Monroe enunciates a policy of neutrality towards the Latin American colonies wanting independence. Also holds a controversial fact-finding mission to Buenos Aires that could be recognition for the colonies sovereignty.
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Mississippi becomes the twentieth state. This caused expansion and gave the United States more power
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James Monroe bought Florida from Spain. This extended America's border to the Pacific due to the Treaty of 1818 with Britain.
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The Transcontinental Treaty (Adams-Onis Treaty) is resolved. The treaty transfers the Floridas from Spain to the U.S, and advances the U.S. border across Mexico to the Pacifiic.
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The Missouri Compromise admitted Maine and Missouri simultaneously. It also declared that slavery would not be allowed in these states.
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Monroe had a great deal of success with foreign policy. He created the Monroe Doctorine which would oppose any further colonization by European powers in the Western Hemisphere.
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Cherokee Chiefs arrive in Washington D.C.. They wanted to object to the government's removal policies and plead for their sovereign right to stay in Georgia.
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At age sixty- seven, Monroe decides he does not want to seek reelection. This brings up a crowd of new candidates, and a certain end to Monroe's success in the near future.
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Monroe vetoes the Cumberland Road Bill on his last day in office. The bill would extend construction of the interstate to Zanesville, Ohio. Monroe worried about the bill's constitutionality.
