James monroe 5th president biography worksheets

Let’s know more about James Monroe!

James Monroe was an American statesman, lawyer and diplomat who served as the fifth president of the United States (US) from 1817 until 1825. His presidency ended the First Party System era of American politics, coinciding with the Era of Good Feelings, a period in American political history that represented a sense of national purpose and a desire for togetherness among Americans following the War of 1812. He is known for establishing the Monroe Doctrine, which restricted European colonialism in the Americas. 

EARLY LIFE 

• James Monroe was born in his parents’ home on 28 April 1758 in rural Westmoreland County, Virginia. In 1979 the James Monroe Family Home Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Monroe’s father, Spence Monroe, was a middle-class planter and enslaver who also worked as a carpenter, and Monroe’s mother was Elizabeth Jones. Monroe had four siblings: Eliza