James Monroe

Monroe's presidency, beginning in 1817, was marked by the Era of Good Feelings, a period of relative political harmony and national unity following the War of 1812. He toured the country to promote unity and faced little opposition. The era saw the decline of the Federalist Party and the rise of one-party rule.

Monroe oversaw the ratification of the Adams-On

Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise on March 6, 1820, which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance of power in the Senate. The compromise also prohibited slavery north of the 36

President James Monroe declared the Monroe Doctrine in his annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823. The doctrine stated that the Western Hemisphere was closed to future European colonization and that the United States would not interfere in European affairs. It became a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy.