James Monroe   1758-1831   Fifth President served 1817-1825   Democratic-Republican from Virginia   Fought in Continental Army practiced law in Virginia   Joined anti-Federalists at Constitutional Convention   Elected to U.S. Senate 1790   Minister to France 1794-1796 under President Jefferson negotiated Louisiana Purchase   Elected President 1816 reelected 1820 last President to serve in Continental Army   Missouri Compromise 1820 admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as free state and barred slavery north of Missouri   Took aggressive stance towards Spain wanted Spain to cede Florida to U.S.   Proclaimed Monroe Doctrine 1823 to keep European powers from colonizing the Americas and Russia spreading south of Alaska   John Quincy Adams his Secretary of State drafted the document   His Vice President was Daniel D. Tompkins

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