James Monroe Trivia

1. Few details about James Monroe's childhood are known. We do know that he was born in April of 1758 to Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe. Like many of his predecessors, Monroe was born in which state?

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Answer: Virginia

Monroe was born in Westmoreland County in Virginia. His father passed away when he was sixteen years of age. As a result of his father's death, Monroe became responsible for the welfare of his younger brothers.

From Quiz President James Monroe and His Times

Answer: All three died on the 4th of July

Jefferson and Adams died on the same day and in the same year - July 4 1826 - the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Monroe died 5 years later on July 4 1831. Monroe died in New York City at the home of his daughter Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur. He was originally buried in the Gouverneur crypt at New York City Marble Cemetery. In 1858, at the request of the Virginia legislature, he was re-interred at the Presidents Circle of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia where now also rest John Tyler, 10th President of the United States, and Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.

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Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Monroe was a student at William & Mary College when the Revolutionary War broke out. He dropped out to join the Continental Army and never returned to finish his degree. He did, however, return to Virginia to study law under Jefferson from 1780-1783. Admitted to the Virginia bar in 1786, Monroe practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for the next four years.

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Answer: "Washington Crossing the Delaware" - Emmanuel Leutze

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" prominently features Lieutenant James Monroe as a flag-bearer allegorically standing in the boat beside the figure of George Washington. In the ensuing Battle of Trenton, Monroe was critically wounded in his neck and shoulder from a bullet that also sliced his axillary artery. He recovered and was promoted by Washington to Captain and again to Major before resigning his commission in 1779. In 1780 he enrolled in the Virginia Militia and was appointed colonel. It was said that he preferred the title "Colonel" to that of "Mr. President" during his years at the white House.

From Quiz The Life of James Monroe

Answer: Elizabeth Kortright

James Monroe was married to Elizabeth Kortright in 1786, and afterwards had three children whose names were Eliza Kortright Monroe, James Spence Monroe, and Maria Hester Monroe. James Spence Monroe died in infancy.

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Answer: Against it.

Monroe represented Spotsylvania at the convention, where he voted against the Constitution, but soon came to support, initially, the new government of George Washington.

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Answer: Marie Adrienne de Lafayette

Marie Adrienne Francoise, Marquise de Lafayette was the wife of US Revolutionary War ally and General the Marquis de Lafayette. During the French Revolution, the Marquis was imprisoned at Olmütz in Prussia, unable to provide protection for his family. The Marquise was arrested in 1794 and imprisoned to await trial and execution. James and Elizabeth Monroe became aware of her plight and the ambassador interceded with the French Directory for her release. For her part, Elizabeth ostentatiously traveled to the prison in the ambassador's carriage - openly visiting with the Marquise and leaving little doubt that the United States desired her freedom. The Marquise (whose mother and grandmother had been guillotined) was released subsequently and joined the Marquis at his prison in Prussia until he was freed in 1797.

From Quiz The Life of James Monroe

Answer: College of William and Mary

James Monroe first studied at Campbelltown Academy and then from there, went to study at the College of William and Mary. Afterward, he dropped out to join the Continental Army. Later he studied law under Thomas Jefferson.

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Answer: Colonel

Monroe was proud of his record during the Revolutionary War. Enlisting as a lieutenant, he was severely wounded at the Battle of Trenton. He resigned his commission in 1778 at the rank of major, but 2 years later, was appointed military commissioner of Virginia by Gov. Thomas Jefferson, with the rank of Lt. Colonel.

From Quiz James Monroe, America's Fifth President

Answer: Rufus King

Rufus King was a federalist born in the state of Maine. He had previously served in the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787. Monroe ended up receiving 183 electoral votes while King only managed to win 34 electoral votes. Rufus King passed away in 1827.

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Answer: Lexington, Kentucky - with General Andrew Jackson

The description of James Monroe's Presidency as the "Era of Good Feeling" was partially a result of his 2 regional tours undertaken in 1817 (New England) and 1819 (the South and West). Monroe's insightful "pressing the flesh" - the first president since Washington to travel extensively outside of the capital - assisted in his receiving all but 1 electoral vote in 1820.

From Quiz The Life of James Monroe

Answer: December 2, 1823

President Monroe signed the Monroe Doctrine on Dec. 2, 1823. The Monroe Doctrine basically told European countries that the United States would act if the European countries tried to re-colonize newly independent Latin American countries.

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Answer: Upper Guinea

Purchased in 1817 by the abolitionist group for the purpose of relocating slaves back to Africa, Upper Guinea in West Africa was renamed Liberia in 1824.

From Quiz James Monroe, America's Fifth President

Answer: Daniel Tompkins

As governor of New York, he was responsible for the defense of the state during the War of 1812. Towards the end of his life, Tompkins became heavily in debt and is said to have had a serious problem with alcohol. Tompkins passed away in 1825 just a few months after leaving office.

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Answer: A fatal duel at Bladensburg field

Monroe's daughter Maria Hester Monroe married Samuel L. Gouverneur in a private White House ceremony on March 9 1820. The social elite of Washington planned a series of festive wedding receptions in their homes during the ensuing weeks. One of the receptions was planned for the Lafayette Square home of naval hero Commodore and Mrs. Stephen Decatur. On March 22 Decatur met Commodore James Barron at the dueling field of Bladensburg, Maryland. Decatur's death at his home after a fatal shot by Barron changed the capital's joyful festivities into national mourning for a fallen hero.

From Quiz The Life of James Monroe

Answer: two terms

James Monroe served two terms as president of the United States, from 1817-1825, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican.

From Quiz James Monroe: Feelin' Good!

Answer: She moved to a Parisian convent.

Eliza often served as the official White House hostess due to her mother's ill health. After her father and husband died, Eliza moved to Paris and converted to Catholicism, living out her remaining days in a convent, never to be heard from again.

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Answer: William Plumer of New Hampshire

It is uncertain why William Plumer voted for John Quincy Adams. He could not have known that all electoral votes nationwide were being cast for James Monroe. The old adage that he voted for John Quincy Adams so that George Washington would have the only unanimous election in US history is likely false. Former President John Adams did not vote for his son, but for James Monroe.

From Quiz James Monroe, America's Fifth President

Answer: John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams negotiated successfully with Britain to fix the US Canadian border. In addition, Adams also played a huge role in acquiring Florida from Spain. Of course, he would go on to become the sixth president of the United States.

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Answer: $ 5 million

"...To ascertain the full amount and validity of those claims, a commission, to consist of three Commissioners, citizens of the United States, shall be appointed by the President...The payment of such claims as may be admitted and adjusted by the said Commissioners, or the major part of them, to an amount not exceeding five millions of dollars." "Treaty of Amity, Settlement, and Limits Between the United States of America and His Catholic Majesty" Article XI - February 22, 1819

From Quiz The Life of James Monroe

Answer: California

California joined the Union on September 9, 1850. Illinois - 1818, Alabama - 1819, Maine - 1820.

From Quiz James Monroe: Feelin' Good!

Answer: John Quincy Adams

Ironically, the document that, in effect, told European countries, including Great Britain, to stay out of affairs in the Western Hemisphere, was broached by British Foreign Minster George Canning, as his response to opposition of the Holy Alliance of France, Austria, Russia and Prussia. To make a long story short, Secretary Of State Adams didn't trust any of the European powers, including Great Britain, and pushed for exclusion of all European influence in North and South America, hoping to check Spanish, French and English power in South America, and the possible extension of Russia's claim on Alaska to include what is now the U.S. Pacific Northwest in North America.

From Quiz James Monroe, America's Fifth President

Answer: Era of good feelings

The purpose of the phrase was to describe the elation attached with Monroe's successful tour of New England which had once been a stronghold for the Federalist Party. Monroe was enormously popular during this time.

From Quiz President James Monroe and His Times

Answer: Maine and Missouri

Maine (1820) and Missouri (1821) were admitted to the United States on the basis of the "Missouri Compromise" of 1820. The compromise, engineered by Henry Clay, was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and ultimately declared unconstitutional by the Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court in 1857. Initial reaction to the passage of the compromise had been "like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union." ...letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Holms April 22 1820.

From Quiz The Life of James Monroe

Answer: 1783

The Virginia Convention was made to discuss whether there should be a new Constitution and/or a Bill of Rights.

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Answer: 231

As there was no opposing party to speak of, Monroe ran unopposed. He garnered 231 of the 232 electoral votes cast (there were 3 abstentions). A New Hampshire delegate cast the lone vote against Monroe, naming John Quincy Adams on his ballot. Adams' father, former president John Adams, was a delegate from Massachusetts, casting his vote in favor of President Monroe.

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Answer: The American Colonization Society

The purpose of the American Colonization Society (1816-1964) was to colonize areas of Africa by the repatriation of consenting freed peoples of color from the United States. Further, by virtue of HR 272 of January 13 1819, Congress allocated $100,000 to President Monroe to repatriate any peoples of color seized aboard vessels interdicted in the process of their importation as slaves into the United States. Officers and crew members of embargoed vessels were paid a bounty of $25 per person for each interdicted person of color. These apprehended persons were transferred to the care of the ACS until they could be repatriated.

From Quiz The Life of James Monroe

Answer: July 4, 1831

He died in New York City. George Washington died on December 14,1799 John Adams died July 4,1826 Thomas Jefferson died July 4,1826 James Madison died June 28,1826 James Monroe died on July 4,1831

From Quiz James Monroe: Feelin' Good!

Answer: Columbian Centinel - Boston

In the first summer of his presidency (1817), Monroe set out on a tour of America. Each stop proved to be more successful than the previous one, with crowds enthusiastically greeting the new U.S. president. The warm greeting that New England Federalists gave the Republican Monroe led the Columbian Centinel to declare that this was an "era of good feelings," to emphasize the lack of political partisanship in America. The "good feelings" were, however, only superficial, as political factions were emerging, fueled by the divisive issues of slavery and protectionism.

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Answer: President Warren G. Harding

"Standing in this presence, mindful of the solemnity of this occasion, feeling the emotions which no one may know until he senses the great weight of responsibility for himself, I must utter my belief in the divine inspiration of the founding fathers..." ...Warren G. Harding, Inaugural Address, March 3, 1921. A former newspaper publisher, Harding had used the term "Founding Fathers" in previous speeches. The term was given national prominence by its inclusion in his inaugural address.

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