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Monroe, James

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		American Presidents: Life Portraits ^Votes:0 Pick a President George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush A Site to Complement C-SPAN 's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portra Read More Go to Site


		An Account of James Monroe's Land Holdings ^Votes:0 An Account of James Monroe's Land Holdings © 1998 Copyright and All Rights Reserved By Christopher Fennell This report conveys the results of research conducted for the Ash Lawn-Highland Museum and the Institute for Public History of the University of Virginia in 1998. The author is an anthropologist and lawyer (MA, U. Penn., 1986; JD, Georgetown, 1989; PhD, U. Va., 2003), with research interests in historical archaeology, American history, and African diaspora studies. He is now a member of the faculty of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois , Urbana-Champaign. © 1998 Ash Lawn-Highland Museum Introduction James Monroe acquired and later sold extensive land holdings in Virginia, Kentucky and elsewhere in the course of his life. Those properties included the Ash Lawn Read More Go to Site

		Biography of James Monroe ^Votes:0 PRESIDENT \| VICE PRESIDENT \| FIRST LADY \| MRS. CHENEY \| NEWS Your Government \| History & Tours \| Kids \| E-mail \| En EspaÑol Podcasts RSS Feeds Tours In Person On-Line Panoramic Grounds & Garden Presidents & First Ladies Presidents First Ladies Kid Bios Kids Quiz White House Art Facts EEOB VP Residence Events & Traditions African-American History Month Presidents & Baseball Grounds and Garden Easter Egg Roll Christmas & Holidays State of the Union Resources Historical Association Presidential Libraries Military Air Force One Camp David Marine One Home > History & Tours > Past Presidents > James Monroe James Monroe On New Year's Day, 1825, at the last of his annual White House receptions, President James Monroe made a pleasing impression upon a Virginia lady who shook his hand: "He Read More Go to Site

		James Monroe ^Votes:0 James Monroe The capital of Liberia is Monrovia, named after James Monroe. Monroe's daughter, Maria Monroe, was the first person ever to be married in the White House. In the election of 1820, Monroe received every electoral vote except one. A New Hampshire delegate wanted Washington to be the only president elected unanimously. Monroe's inauguration in 1817 was the first to be held outdoors. Monroe was the first president to ride on a steamboat. Monroe was the only president to serve in two different cabinet posts. He was secretary of state and war. James Monroe was the first president to tour the country. Noone ran against Monroe when he ran for his second term in 1820. Monroe was the first U.S. senator to be elected president. Monroe was wounded during the Revolutionary War. Monroe's fa Read More Go to Site

		Presidents: James Monroe ^Votes:0 James Monroe Monroe is best known for the "Monroe Doctrine." which stated that the United States would not allow European interference in the Western Hemisphere. He was the last Revolutionary War general to serve as President. Elected: 1816 , 1820 The Early Years James Monroe was born at Monroe's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to a father of Scottish and a mother of Welsh descent. From the age of 11 to 16 he studied at the Campelltown Academy. When James was 16, his father died. That same year, 1774, he began his studies at the College of William and Mary. The fever of the Revolutionary War sweeping the country was not conducive to studies, and in 1775 he dropped out of school. He joined the Williamsburg Militia and eventually the Continental Army. Monroe had a distingui Read More Go to Site

		Presidents: James Monroe ^Votes:0 James Monroe Monroe is best known for the "Monroe Doctrine." which stated that the United States would not allow European interference in the Western Hemisphere. He was the last Revolutionary War general to serve as President. Elected: 1816 , 1820 The Early Years James Monroe was born at Monroe's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to a father of Scottish and a mother of Welsh descent. From the age of 11 to 16 he studied at the Campelltown Academy. When James was 16, his father died. That same year, 1774, he began his studies at the College of William and Mary. The fever of the Revolutionary War sweeping the country was not conducive to studies, and in 1775 he dropped out of school. He joined the Williamsburg Militia and eventually the Continental Army. Monroe had a distingui Read More Go to Site

		Welcome to The American Presidency ^Votes:0 2004 Election President Bush's 2005 State of the Union Address The Inauguration of George W. Bush The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: The Winner Is George W. Bush The 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: How We Vote The Electoral College: How It Works The Democratic and Republican National Conventions, 2004 From Classroom Magazines Bush Wins! (Scholastic News Senior Edition, 11/12/04) Madam President (Scholastic News Edition 4, 3/1/04) Cliffhanger - The Presidential Election (Junior Scholastic, 10/4/04) President by a Nose (Scholastic News Senior Edition, 11/29/04) ABOUT \| HELP Copyright © 2007 Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Read More Go to Site

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