James Monroe
Qualifications Era of Good Feelings Admired French Republic – Believed US Could Become Greatest Republic Ever Republican
Rush-Bagot Agreement Limited Naval Power on the Great Lakes of US and British Canada
Convention of 1818 Gave US Fishing Rights Off Parts of Newfoundland and Labrador Coasts Set the Border Between US and Canada at the 49 th Parallel Agreed to Jointly Occupy The Pacific Northwest
Florida Seminole Tribes Raiding US Towns John Quincy Adams Negotiated with Luis de Onis about allowing US Settlers in Florida Andrew Jackson Sent With Troops to Secure the Border – Invaded Florida and Started War – Overthrew Spanish Governor – Took Over Military Posts – All Done Without Monroe’s Orders – Americans Support Jackson
Adams-Onis Treaty Spanish Gave Florida to US US Gave Up Claims to Texas US Government Took Care of $5 million US citizen claims
Monroe Doctrine Foreign Powers Should Not Create New Colonies In Latin America Interference Would Be Considered a Hostile Act Few European Powers Challenged Shaped Latin America Today
Missouri Compromise Argued Whether Missouri Should Be a Slave State or Not 11 Free States and 11 Slave States Importing Slaves to Missouri = Illegal All Children of Missouri Slaves Would Be Freed at 25 1.Missouri Slave State 2.Maine Free State 3.Slavery Prohibited in New Territories N of 36 Degrees 30’ lattitude
New Roads and Canals Cumberland Road = First Government Road Erie Canal