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1758 Born on April 28th, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Educated at the William and Mary College and became a Soldier, Politician and Statesman

1775–83 He fought and was wounded during the American Revolution

1775–83 He fought and was wounded during the American Revolution, the American War of Independence, led by George Washington was fought between Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.

1783-86 Member of Continental Congress

1786 James Monroe married Elizabeth Kortright on February 16, 1786, in New York. They had 3 children.

1790-94 United States Senator

1794-96 Minister to France

1799-1802 Governor of Virginia

1803-07 Minister to France and England

1803 Helped to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase

1811 Battle of Tippecanoe

1811-17 Secretary of State (under Madison)

1812 The War of 1812 which has also been called the second War for Independence, between the United States and Great Britain

1814-15 Secretary of War (under Madison)

1817 He became the fifth President of America in 1817 and served for 8 years until 1825

1817 - 1818 The First Seminole War when American slave owners travelled to Spanish Florida in search of runaway African slaves and Seminole Indians who had been trading weapons with the British in the War of 1812

1823 James Monroe implemented the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 which declared against foreign colonization or intervention in the Americas.

1830 Indian Removal Act
Oregon Trail opens

1831 Nat Turner's revolt

1831 James Monroe died of debility, most likely tuberculosis at the age of 73, caught after the onset of a cold, and died on July 4, 1831 in New York.