In the mid-1790s, sectionalism, or loyalty to a particular part of the country, further contributed to the emergence of two parties-the Federalist Party, and the Democratic-Republican Party. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison led the Democratic-Republican Party. ... In 1803 Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to complete the Louisiana Purchase; the largest land deal in history which doubled the size of the nation. ... Thomas Jefferson's presidency ended in 1809 with the inauguration of President James Madison. ... In 1817 President James Monroe gave General Andrew Jackson command ...

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The Federalist ideas and the Democratic-Republican's ideas clashed. ... The Federalist party was condemned for holding a convention in Hartford. ... In the presidential elections of 1816, James Monroe was the candidate for the Democratic Republican party and his running mate was Rufus King of New York from the Federalist party.3 but by this time, the Federalist party had diminished, and so Rufus King was left without that many supporters. ... Along with Madison's help and his own ambitions and energy, Monroe had worked his way up to become the Republican's choice for...

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President James Madison then appointed him to Minister to Russia in 1809. ... He also showed effectiveness as the Minister to Great Britain during the last two years of the Madison administration. ... The son of a leading Federalist Party, Adams proved to be anything but a slavish devotee to that political cause. ... The final break from the Federalist Party came after Adams choice to support President Jefferson's Embargo act of 1807. ... Despite his break with the Federalist Party, he remained active in politics. ...

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The "era" generally is considered coextensive with President James Monroe's two terms (1817-25), it really began in 1815, when for the first time American citizens could afford to pay less attention to European political and military affairs. ... The good feelings, perhaps better termed complacency, were stimulated by two events of 1816, during the presidency of James Madison: the enactment of the first U.S. protective tariff and the establishment of the second National Bank. With the decline of the Federalists the United States was, in practice if not in theory, a one-party state on the ...

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