Monroe's+Presidency+(group)

Fact Finding Mission
 * Presidential Performance **

TASK: Your group has been assigned one of the early presidents of the newly formed United States of America. As you begin to research your president, please focus on who, what, when, where, and why of their presidency. Be as specific as possible. Remember you are telling a story as well. Your presentation should be planned for an entire class period and engaging for your audience. Good Luck with your mission!

** Background Information ** || Name: James Monroe Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins || 1819: Adams Onis Treaty 1819: Florida purchased from Spain ||
 * ** Name ** || James Monroe ||
 * ** Years in Office ** || March 4, 1817-March 3, 1825 ||
 * ** Political Party ** || Republican ||
 * ** Biographical or **
 * ** Events of Presidency ** || 1817-1818: First Seminole War

Title || Accomplishment Details (who, what, when, where, why) || Social, Political, and/or Economic Each accomplishment will need to include an explanation as to whether it is social (for the people), political(for the government), or economic (for the financial well being  of the country). || Current Connection(s) For each accomplishment, you need to connect it to the world we live in today. || what: Missouri and Maine wanted to be a part of the Union at the same time so they balanced it out and made maine a free state and missouri a slave state. when: March 6th, 1820 where: Missouri/Maine/U.S. why: to benefit the U.S. with more free states in the future || Social- it dealt with the way people felt about the nation and the disputes between the allowing of slavery in some states. It would affect the people of the states and the "social" life. || [] || what: Adam- Onis Treaty when:1817-1821 where:Florida why: U.S. wanted land that the Indians had so they went to war. They did give the indians a reserve. Spain gave Florida up for no war costs to America. || Political because it was expanding the border of the U.S. It also had a war between Seminole Indians.They gave up land to the Indians || http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/korea/2011/03/08/293854/North-Korea.htm || what: Monroe Doctrine when: December 2, 1823 where: the doctrine was based on the Americas but it was really a world-wide event why: the Americas were telling the other countries that they can NOT settle in the western land because that was our intent. || Social: involves people from the Americas and Europe Political: President Monroe was directly involved in writing the Monroe Doctrine. Economic: expansion of the states would bring in more people and more money for the country, || http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2718_133/ai_n12938307/ || what: when: where: why: ||  ||   ||
 * Accomplishment # ___
 * 1. Missouri Compromise || who: James Monroe/people of Missouri
 * 2. First Seminole War and Florida Purchase || who:James, John Quincy, Andrew Jackson, Spain
 * 3. Monroe Doctrine || who:Americas/James Monroe/European countries
 * 4. McCulloch vs. Maryland || who:

Monroe Doctrine Fun! (: []