James Monroe 1817-1825

James Monroe

March 4, 1817 to March 4, 1925

Year	Date	Document Title
1817	March 4, 1817	Monroe’s First Inaugural Address
	July 8, 1817	Cherokee Treaty of 1817
	November 24, 1817	Decision of the Commissioners under Article 4 of the Treaty of Ghent, signed at New York
	November 24, 1817	Decision & Declaration (Treaty of Ghent)
	December 12, 1817	Monroe’s First Annual Message to Congress
	December 19, 1817	Resolution Admitting Mississippi into Union
1818	February 10, 1818	Monroe’s Letter to Congress about the White House
	March 24, 1818	Clay’s Speech on “The Emancipation of South America”
	April 4, 1818	Law Establishing U.S. Flag
	April 18, 1818	Law Enabling Illinois to Form State
	April 20, 1818	Law Adding Punishments of Crimes
	April 20, 1818	Law Establishing Post Roads
	April 20, 1818	Law Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
	April 28, 1818	Monroe’s Proclamation Respecting Naval Forces on Great Lakes
	April 28, 1818	The Rush-Bagot Agreement
	October 20, 1818	Convention with Great Britain
	November 16, 1818	Monroe’s Second Annual Message to Congress
	December 3, 1818	Law Removing Library of Congress to North Wing of Capitol
	December 3, 1818	Resolution Admitting Illinois into the Union
1819	February 2, 1819	Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward
	February 15, 1819	Law Extending Jurisdiction of Patents to U.S. Circuit Courts
	February 16, 1819	Law Authorizing Delegates and Suffrage to Michigan Territory
	February 20, 1819	Law Authorizing Purchase of Creek Lands
	February 22, 1819	The Florida Treaty
	February 27, 1819	Cherokee Treaty of 1819
	March 2, 1819	Law Enabling Alabama to Form State
	March 2, 1819	Law Establishing Arkansas Territory
	March 3, 1819	Law Adjusting Land Titles in Louisiana and Missouri
	March 3, 1819	Law Prohibiting Slave Trade (1819)
	March 3, 1819	Law Providing Civilization of Indians
	March 3, 1819	Law Taking Possession of Florida
	March 6, 1819	McCulloch v. Maryland
	December 7, 1819	Monroe’s Third Annual Message to Congress
	December 14, 1819	Resolution Admitting Alabama into Union
	December 17, 1819	Monroe’s Letter to Congress about the Slave Trade
	December 22, 1819	Pennsylvania’s Resolution on Slavery in new Territories
1820	January 26, 1820	Taylor’s Proposed Amendment to the Missouri Compromise
	February 7, 1820	Thomas Amendment (initial form)
	February 13, 1820	The Tallmadge Amendment
	February 17, 1820	Thomas’ Amendment (final form)
	March 3, 1820	Adams’ “Slavery and the Constitution”
	March 3, 1820	Law Admitting Maine to Union
	March 6, 1820	Law Authorizing Missouri to Form State
	April 24, 1820	Land Law of 1820
	May 12, 1820	Resolution Consenting to Boundary Between Kentucky & Tennessee
	May 15, 1820	Law Continuing Punishment of Piracy
	July 19, 1820	Missouri Constitution of 1820
	November 14, 1820	Monroe’s Fourth Annual Message to Congress
1821	February 14, 1821	Joint Session of Congress to Count the Votes of the 1820 Election
	March 2, 1821	Resolution Admitting Missouri to Union
	March 3, 1821	Law Executing Treaty between U.S. & Spain
	March 3, 1821	Resolution Ascertaining Longitude of Capitol
	March 3, 1821	Cohens v. Virginia
	March 5, 1821	Monroe’s Second Inaugural Address
	1821	Remarks of Chancellor Kent to the New York Constitutional Convention of 1821 {excerpt}
	August 10, 1821	Monroe’s Proclamation Admitting Missouri into Union
	December 3, 1821	Monroe’s Fifth Annual Message to Congress
1822	March 26, 1822	Monroe’s Letter to Congress about Defense of the Mississippi River
	March 30, 1822	Law Establishing Florida Territory
	May 4, 1822	Monroe’s Veto of the Cumberland Road Bill & His Views on Internal Improvements
	December 3, 1822	Monroe’s Sixth Annual Message to Congress
	December 20, 1822	Law Increasing Naval Force against Piracy
1823	March 3, 1823	Law Amending Establishment of Florida Territory
	March 3, 1823	Law Establishing Punishment for Fraud
	March 3, 1823	Law Respecting Stamps
	1823	Protest Against the Caucus by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee {excerpt}
	August 20, 1823	Canning’s Letter to Richard Rush
	December 2, 1823	Monroe’s Seventh Annual Message to Congress
1824	January 30, 1824	Monroe’s Letter to the House of Representatives about the Navy
	February 4, 1824	Resolution Concerning La Fayette’s Visit
	March 2, 1824	Gibbons v. Ogden
	April 17, 1824	Convention between U.S. & Russia Convention
	May 24, 1824	Law Providing Land for Seat of Government in Florida Territory
	May 25, 1824	Law Enabling President to Hold Treaties
	May 26, 1824	Law Amending Establishment of Florida Territory
	May 26, 1824	Law Fixing Western Boundary of Arkansas Territory
	May 26, 1824	Law on Naturalization (1824)
	May 26, 1824	Resolution about Portrait of Columbus & Distribution of copies of Declaration of Independence
	1824	Pushmataha’s Message to John C. Calhoun
	December 7, 1824	Monroe’s Eighth Annual Message to Congress
1825	January 5, 1825	Monroe’s Farewell Message to Congress
	February 5, 1825	Law Amending Government of Michigan Territory
	February 9, 1825	Joint Session of Congress for Counting the Votes of the 1824 Elections
	February 9, 1825	House’s Resolution of the Election of 1824
	February 11, 1825	Law Compensating Electors
	March 3, 1825	Law Appropriating Funds to Bring Electors’ Votes to Washington

Last updated February 28, 2008