13 April 2008, 7:17 pm
ive never written an outline before and like i wanna make sure i did it right (i know the spacings all jacked up..i copied and pasted it from my Word document) James Monroe: Career, Achievements, and Contributions I.Early life* A.Childhood 1.was born on April 28, 1758 2.was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia B.Education 1.went to the Campbelltown Academy 2.went out to the College of William and Mary II.Military Service A.Continental Army (1776-1778) 1.joined in 1776 and later rose to the rank of major 2.crossed the Delaware with Washington to fight in the battle of Trenton B.Valley Forge 1.served as an aide-de-camp** to Lord Stirling 2.served during the Winter of 1777-1778 III.Career before Presidency A.member of the Virginia Assembly (1782-83) B.joined the Continental Congress (1783-86) C.was the United States Senator from 1790-1794 D.sent to France as a Minister (1794-96) E.Negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase 1.sent to assist Robert Livingston in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase 2.was sent by Jefferson F.Minister to the Court of St. James (1803-1807) 1.negotiated a treaty with Britain replacing the Jay Treaty 2. was rejected because it didn’t prohibit the British practice of the impressment of American sailors 3.brought the two nations closer to the War of 1812 G.The Election of 1816: Death of the Federalist Party 1.Federalists ran Rufus King a.had little support b.end of the Federalist Party 2.won 183 out of 217 electoral votes IV.Accomplishments During Presidency A.Seminole War 1.raided Georgia from Spanish Florida 2.Jackson raided Florida later leading to the Adams-Onis Treaty a.gained Florida from Spain b.Texas under Spanish control B.Missouri Compromise of 1820 1.admitted Missouri as a slave state 2.admitted Maine as a free state C.The Monroe Doctrine 1.four basic points: a.U.S. wouldn’t interfere in European internal affairs b.U.S. wouldn’t interfere with existing colonies in Western hemisphere c.Western hemisphere closed to any future colonization d.any attempt to control any nation by any European power would be considered a hostile act against the U.S. 2.Roosevelt Corollary a.allowed the U.S. to intervene in small nations in the Caribbean and Central America b.helped make the U.S. an even more POWERFUL power in the Western Hemisphere 3.Clark Memorandum a.right to intervene in Latin American affairs b.the principle of self-preservation D.The Election of 1820 1.no real campaign since no one ran against him 2.“Era of Good Feelings” a.lack of partisan politics b.gave pause to bitter debates over protective tariffs c.Florida was acquired from Spain d.Monroe Doctrine e.End (1)daily bitter debates resumed (2)the “corrupt bargain” E.Post presidency 1.named the President of the Virginia Constitutional Convention 2.died on July 4, 1831... Read More »
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