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August 24 – The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri. November – James Monroe defeats Rufus King in the U.S. presidential election. November 7 – Jonathan Jennings is sworn in as the first governor of Indiana. December 11 – Indiana is admitted as the 19th U.S. state ( see History of Indiana ).
The history of the United States from 1789 to 1815 was marked by the nascent years of the American Republic under the new U.S. Constitution . George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. On his own initiative, Washington created three departments, State (led by Thomas Jefferson ), Treasury (led by Alexander Hamilton ), and War ...
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The United States presidential election of 1816 came at the end of the two-term presidency of Democratic-Republican James Madison. With the opposition Federalist Party in collapse, Madison's Secretary of State, James Monroe, had an advantage in winning the nomination against a divided opposition.
The years between the election to the presidency of James Monroe in 1816 and of John Quincy Adams in 1824 have long been known in American history as the Era of Good Feelings. The phrase was conceived by a Boston editor during Monroe’s visit to New England early in his first term.
Mar 30, 2020 · Jump to: Presidential Election of 1816 Facts: Platforms. Presidential Election of 1816: Outcome. The candidates of the Election of 1816 are as follows: Democratic-Republicans: James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins. Federalists : Rufus King and Vice President John E. Howard. Presidential Election of 1816 Facts: Platforms.
The 1816 United States presidential election was the eighth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from November 1 to December 4, 1816. In the first election following the end of the War of 1812, Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King.
