James Monroe
5th president of the United States of America
Presidency- March 1817-March 1825
Vice President- Daniel Tompkins
Election Opponent-Rufus King: first election; Unopposed: second election
America At This Time
-Seminole War in Florida
-Creation of national roads and railways
-Painful economic depression
-Immigrants flowed into the country
-Nationalism at its peak
-McCulloch v. Maryland
Key People of the Presidency
William H. Crawford- Secretary of Treasury
John C. Calhoun- Secretary of War
Richard Rush- Attorney General
Andrew Jackson- Military leader
Quotes
"A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue"
"The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of equal"
Economic Policies
-Extension of the Cumberland Road
-Urged citizens to practice industry
-Creation of The Second National Bank
Foreign Policies
-Seminole War/Control of Florida
-Neutrality
Domestic Policies
-Increase of defenses of nation
-Discounts on land
-Panic of 1819