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5th President
His inauguration as 5th President of the United States. -
Era of Good Feelings
This period encompassed the Era of Good Feelings (1815-1824) during which there was no hard political fighting -
American System
The economic plan advocated by Henry Clay, called the American System, was established -
The First Seminole War
The First Seminole War (1817–1818) erupted in Florida as the Seminole Native Indian tribe defended their lands with runaway slaves who had joined them. -
The Convention of 1818
The Convention of 1818 - 49th parallel was set as the border with Canada in the Treaty of 1818 -
The Panic of 1819
The Panic of 1819 occurred when the Second Bank of the United States tightened its loan policy -
Florida return
The U.S. canceled $5 million in Spanish debts and in return Florida was ceded by Spain to the United States. The Florida Treaty of 1819 (Adams-Onis Treaty). -
Re-election
James Monroe gets re-elected for the second term. -
The Land Act
The Land Act of 1820 was enacted April 24, 1820 that led to the future confiscation of land from Native Americans and lower cost lands for settlers in the west -
The Texas-Indian Wars
The Texas-Indian Wars (1820 - 1875) began and developed into a series of conflicts between settlers in Texas and the Great Plains Indians -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in Congress. The legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, retaining the balance between slave and free states -
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was delivered to Congress. The doctrine declared against foreign colonization or intervention in the Americas and the US proclaims its intention to remain neutral in European wars. -
The Arikara War
The Arikara War - Campaign against Arickaree Indians in Dakota Territory -
The End of the Era of Good Feelings
This was the end of the Era of Goof Feeling. -
End of presidency term.
His presidency and term in office ends. The next US President became John Quincy Adams
