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  1. James Monroe. (Westmoreland, Virginia, 1758 - Nueva York, 1831) Quinto presidente de los Estados Unidos de América, último de la generación que protagonizó la Revolución por la Independencia. Se unió al ejército de George Washington en 1776. Terminada la guerra contra Gran Bretaña con el reconocimiento de la independencia de los Estados ...

  2. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, to a wealthy, slave-owning family in Virginia just as people were starting to speak out against Great Britain’s rule over the 13 North American colonies. Both of his parents died when he was a teenager.

  3. Monroe, a charming man admired for his honesty, presided over two decisions that presaged the rest of 19th century American history — the Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine.

  4. A Brief Biography of James Monroe. Born on April 28, 1758—in Westmoreland County, Virginia—James Monroe was the second of five children of Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe, “small” planters who raised tobacco on their farm of approximately 500 acres. Initially educated at Parson Campbell’s school in Westmoreland, the future President ...

  5. William Wirt. James Monroe - 5th President, Louisiana Purchase, Foreign Policy: On the expiration of his second term, Monroe retired to his home, an estate called Oak Hill in northern Virginia. In 1826 he became a regent of the University of Virginia and in 1829 was a member of the convention called to amend the state constitution.

  6. 5th President. President James Monroe. Library of Congress. Born: April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia... Monroe, a charming man admired for his honesty, presided over two decisions that presaged the rest of 19th century American history — the Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine. The first represented the growing discord ...

  7. James Monroe: Life Before the Presidency. By Daniel Preston. Born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, James Monroe enjoyed all the advantages accruing to the son of a prosperous planter. His father, Spence Monroe, traced his ancestry back to relative who had fought at the side of Charles I in the English civil wars before being ...

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