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James Monroe is elected as the 5 th President of the United States

James Monroe is elected as the 5 th President of the United States. First five Presidents in order?. The question of admitting Missouri to the Union divide the nation. Adding Missouri as a slave state would disrupt the balance of free/slave states in Congress. 1817 Congress

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James Monroe is elected as the 5 th President of the United States

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  1. James Monroe is elected as the 5th President of the United States

  2. First five Presidents in order?

  3. The question of admitting Missouri to the Union divide the nation. Adding Missouri as a slave state would disrupt the balance of free/slave states in Congress 1817 Congress Slave States Free States 11 11

  4. The law was passed that finally admitted Missouri to the Union was theMissouri Compromise • Henry Clay – “Great Compromiser” I’ve got an idea….. Lets compromise!

  5. What else happened as a result of this law? • Missouri entered as a slave state & Maine entered as a free state Slavery Allowed Slavery

  6. Some European monarchies planned to regain their colonies in Central and South America: • This led to the Monroe Doctrine.

  7. “Monroe Doctrine”

  8. We considered ourselves a world power!

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