The presidency of James Monroe

The Road to the Presidency

The Election of a President

First Months in Office

The New President and a New Congress

Andrew Jackson and the First Seminole War

Widening Horizons and Deepening Problems

The Missouri Compromise

Transition to a Second Term

Monroe as Chief Executive

Life in Monroe's Washington

The Monroe Doctrine

Domestic Concerns

Closing a Presidency

The End of an Era.