The Presidents: United States Presidential Fact Book

The Presidents: United States Presidential Fact Book — page 5
5 James Monroe 1817–1825 Democratic Republican Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins Born April 28 1758 Westmoreland County VA Occupation Lawyer Married Elizabeth Kortright Died July 4 1831 New York NY Early Years Monroe attended the College of William and Mary for two years but left to join the Third Virginia Regiment in 1776. He became a professional politician and his long friendship with Thomas Jefferson helped him advance in his political career His Presidency He is most known for the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 which declared America's political system separate and different from Europe's During his term Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state in the Missouri Compromise Also the boundary between the U.S. and Canada was established Did you know Monroe was the first president to ride on a steamboat and the first senator to become president