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Who was James Monroe?

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Who was James Monroe?

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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 is tall and well formed. His dress plain and in the old style…. His manner was quiet and dignified. From the frank, honest expression of his eye … I think he well deserves the encomium passed upon him by the great Jefferson, who said, ‘Monroe was so honest that if you turned his soul inside out there would not be a spot on it.’ ” Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1758, Monroe attended the College of William and Mary, fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a youthful politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, wi

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James Monroe was born in Viginia, another President of the Virginia Dynasty. In 1776, he graduated from the College of William and Mary, and began practicing law. Fourteen years later, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, and then served as Minister to France. In 1816, he was elected President, and re-elected in 1820, winning all but 4 electoral votes. As President, Monroe followed nationalist policies. His foreign policy was firm, but domestically, he was not able to resolve sectional issues.

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