#5: James Monroe The Presidents

Years in office: Political Party: Democratic-Republicans Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins

Era of Good Feelings From 1815 to 1825, the U.S. enjoyed an era of peace, pride, and progress known as the….

Monroe’s Presidency was full of foreign and domestic policies. Adams - Onis Treaty Convention of 1818 The Monroe Doctrine Missouri Compromise

Adams-Onis Treaty ( ) 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. 1819

Adams-Onis Treaty ( ) DESCRIPTION: Conflict w/ Spain over Florida. U.S. sent troops to secure border. Eventually U.S. overthrew Spanish gov. 1819

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 49 th 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) The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri to become a slave state. At the time, the Unites States contained twenty-two states, evenly divided between slave and free. Congress sectionalpolitical Missouri slave state twenty-two 1820

The Compromise Missouri= Slave state Maine= Free state Slavery would be prohibited in any new territories or states formed north of Missouri’s southern border (36 30N latitude) Slave Free prohibited north latitude

It was only a temporary solution because as settlers moved west, more states would be added. If the problem of slavery remained unsolved, the balance of powers in Congress would continue to divide the nation. temporary slavery balance divide west

The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine was signed by President Monroe on December 7, 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. 1823