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    John Quincy Adams was an ardent expansionist. What actions did he support to help the United States become the “first and mightiest nation in the world”? While James Monroe’s secretary of state he drafted part of the Monroe Doctrine which “would oppose any further efforts at colonization by European powers in the Americas” (Foner 386) This would ensure that the U.S would not get involved in any further conflicts with European powers whilst expanding westward as well as establishing diplomatic…

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    Culture can be described as the way of life of a particular people expressed through their behavior, art and traditions. Some of the components of culture are language, values, beliefs, norms and symbols (“Cambridge Dictionary,” 2016). Awareness of a country’s geography, infrastructure, economy and social institutions can help leaders make better decisions if operating in that environment. Having a cultural understanding of Liberia, a key American ally in Africa, is particularly important for…

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    Jackson went through everything alone in his life mostly because his parents not being with him and his brothers dying.” Since both of his parents died when he was still quite young, he had little opportunity to learn about his heritage” (par 1, Genealogy). Andrew Jackson was the 17th president of the United States he was born in March 15, 1767 near Lancaster, southern Carolina.” The battles of the American Revolutionary War that raged in the Carolinas from 1778 to 1781 had a devastating effect…

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    with which they are blessed, and to surpass all others in sustaining the necessary burthens, and in submitting to sacrifices to make such preparations of these states,” said James Monroe, author of “The Monroe Doctrine.” The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement set in 1823. On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe used his speech to state the efforts by European nations to colonize land in North or South America, would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S.…

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    James Monroe was born April 27, 1758. He is remembered for being the fifth president, a founding father to the United States, as a war hero, and for making the Monroe Doctrine. During his presidency, in 1816, he gave a thumbs up to the Louisiana purchase which would double the size of the united states. He also displayed the qualities of a successful leader, who was powerful and lead from the front. Yet manages to stay peaceful. His Presidency is also commonly referred to as “the era of good…

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    In the letter to the people of New York James Madison explains his plan on how to avoid the creations of factions. He provides two suggestions on how to avoid groups forming factions. The first is to control its effects and remove the causes of factions.The first idea that James Madison gives on how to avoid the problem of factions is by controlling the effects. The quote that says this is, “The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief…

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    James Monroe, democratic-republican, was the last founding father who became president. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He studied at William and Mary College and was guided to be a lawyer under the direction of the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Through my research, I am convinced that James Monroe prior to and during his presidency helped the United States grow geographically. Before his presidency, and while Monroe was…

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    managed, new, protective tariffs to help the industrial northeast, and the position of nullification by the state of South Carolina led the country into disorder, chaos, and deep-rooted sectionalism during the 1820s and 1830s. In the 1820 election, James Monroe was elected into his second term as President bringing about an Era of Good Feelings, in which only one political party dominated national politics. His presidency, however, brought about an era of controversy concerning the formation…

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    biography on James Monroe. He was one of the founding fathers of the revolutionary war. He was born on April 28, 1758 in Monroe Hall, Virginia. He died July 4,1831 in New York City, NY. His occupations were to be a politician, college administrator, lawyer, farmer. He went to college at William and Mary from (1774-1776), and he went to Camp Beltown Academy. James Monroe was the last American President from the “Virginia Dynasty”. He was the oldest out of all of his siblings. James Monroe is a…

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    James Monroe was the fifth leader of the United States. He was conceived on 1758, April 28th and kicked the bucket on July 1831. He passed on in New York. He was a fighter, a government official, and a statesman. He was president from 1817-1825. James Monroe's significant other was Elizabeth, and she has 3 kids. The name of her 3 kids is Maria, James, and Eliza. Elizabeth was born on June 30, 1768. As the oldest of a few kids, James was relied upon to acquire his dad's domain, yet the…

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