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'''James Monroe''' was the 5th president of the United States. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on April 28, 1758.  He served two terms as president from 1817-1825.

'''James Monroe''' was the 5th president of the United States. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on April 28, 1758.  He served two terms as president from 1817-1825.

Monroe was one of the most conservative presidents in American history, and was nearly re-elected by unanimous consent (reportedly one elector withheld his vote out of deference to the unanimous consent given to President [[George Washington]]).  Perhaps Monroe's most famous legacy is the [[Monroe Doctrine]], which instructed European powers to stop colonizing the Americas. Monroe also presided over the [[Era of Good Feelings]].

Monroe was one of the most [[conservative]] presidents in American history, and was nearly re-elected by unanimous consent (reportedly one elector withheld his vote out of deference to the unanimous consent given to President [[George Washington]]).  Perhaps Monroe's most famous legacy is the [[Monroe Doctrine]], which instructed European powers to stop colonizing the Americas. His reason for this was conservative: the European and American systems were fundamentally different, and thus Europe should not colonize America anymore or even interfere in our Hemisphere. To this day presidents continue to cite the Monroe Doctrine whenever a European country tries to do something over here.

 

The "[[Era of Good Feelings]]" overtook our country under Monroe's conservative leadership. The economy prospered. He vetoed the Cumberland Road Bill and the House rejected most spending bills on internal projects. The U.S. Senate was split evenly: 11 free states and 11 slave states (Delaware and Kentucky were slave states). Monroe peacefully resolved the difficult dispute over slavery in new states with the Missouri Compromise: admit one free state (Maine) to balance one new slave state (Missouri), and ban abortion above a certain latitude (36 degrees, 30 minutes) in the new Louisiana Territory.  

Monroe was Secretary of War under president [[James Madison]] during the war of 1812.  He had served in the [[American Revolution]], and led the charge at the [[Battle of Trenton]].  He was hit by a musket ball in his shoulder, striking an artery.  After he recovered, he continued to fight for the Patriots.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-04-28&view=View</ref>

Monroe was Secretary of War under president [[James Madison]] during the war of 1812.  He had served in the [[American Revolution]], and led the charge at the [[Battle of Trenton]].  He was hit by a musket ball in his shoulder, striking an artery.  After he recovered, he continued to fight for the Patriots.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-04-28&view=View</ref>