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'''James Monroe''' (1758-1831) was the 5th [[President of the United States of America]] (1817-1825), best known for sponsoring the Monroe Doctrine, and for presiding over a a period of peace and (mostly) prosperity and a lessening of partisan tensions known as the "[[Era of Good Feelings]]."  He was the last of the Virginia Dynasty that controlled the presidency for 32 of the 36 years from 1789 to 1825. He held many political and diplomatic offices, and was a loyal lieutenant to the [[Democratic-Republican]] presidents [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]].  

'''James Monroe''' (1758-1831) was the 5th [[President of the United States of America]] (1817-1825), best known for sponsoring the Monroe Doctrine, and for presiding over a a period of peace and (mostly) prosperity and a lessening of partisan tensions known as the "[[Era of Good Feelings]]."  He was the last of the Virginia Dynasty that controlled the presidency for 32 of the 36 years from 1789 to 1825. He held many political and diplomatic offices, and was a loyal lieutenant to [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]], the previous [[Republicans (Jeffersonian)|Republican]] presidents.  

Some conservatives rate him highly because of his opposition to government spending, but they overlook his radicalism in the 1790s in favor of the most violent phase of the [[French Revolution]].

Some conservatives rate him highly because of his opposition to government spending, but they overlook his radicalism in the 1790s in favor of the most violent phase of the [[French Revolution]].

From 1780 to 1783 Monroe studied law under Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia. This proved the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

From 1780 to 1783 Monroe studied law under Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia. This proved the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

==Political career==

==Political career==

In 1782 Monroe was elected to the Virginia Assembly. The  

In 1782 Monroe was elected to the Virginia Assembly. The