James Monroe Museum

It's the bicentennial of James Monroe's presidency (1817-1825)! Follow the course of his two terms as president and the path of his Presidential Tours.

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#OTD in 1823 James Monroe delivered his annual written message to Congress, which became known as The Monroe Doctrine. These annual addresses were referred to informally as the State of Union beginning in 1942. https://t.co/mYPBlXvEdX

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Make a donation at JMM this Friday for Hurricane Irma relief in Monroe County, FL. https://t.co/ClezdVCvJ0

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Looking for a way to help those in need following Hurricane Irma? Join
us in reaching out to the people of Monroe County, FL on October 6!

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We are planning to continue our #MonroeUSA photo campaign through October! Post your photos of your town's connection to JM with #MonroeUSA!

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It's #MonroeUSA day! Share photos of you & something in your town
named after, or that pictures #JMo! Use #MonroeUSA There will be prizes!

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@jjholmes94 Exactly! Congratulations! We will add your name to the drawing for today's prizes! Thank you for participating!

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@jjholmes94 It was Boston, but not the Globe.

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1 more 1817 tour related trivia question...What newspaper coined the
phrase "Era of Good Feelings" in an article about JM's northern tour?

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Question 3: Despite an agreeable visit to this institution in NY, JM replaced the superintendent b/c of a dispute between him& the faculty.

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Hint: Monroe's private sect. was the son of a Georgetown merchant & banker, & was the grandson of the Founding Father who built Gunston Hall

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Question #2: The primary goal President Monroe hoped to
accomplish during his 1817 tour of the northern states was to inspect what?

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2/2 The call upon this young gentleman...was an honor which combined pleasure and profit-and cannot fail of gratifying his family & friends.

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1/2 On 19 September 1817 the Georgetown Messenger had this to say about the person who is the answer to our 1st trivia question:

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Stumped by the last image from Tuesday's contest? A: Gunboat schooner Porcupine. She took part in the Battle of Lake Erie on 10 Sept. 1813.

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We'll start things off with an easy question! Who accompanied James Monroe as his private secretary on his 1817 tour of the northern states?

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Are you ready for today's #JMo1817tour trivia contest? The person w/the 1st correct answer for each question will be entered to win a prize!

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Our winners from yesterday's contest are Rach Bx, Peter Donovan and @Lprice3! Congratulations! We will be in touch about your prizes.

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Brush up on the tour tweets so you'll be ready for the trivia questions tomorrow!

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We had no winning guesses for the image of the ship, so we will leave it up for today, & will add the correct guess to tomorrow's drawing!

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Can you name the schooner that under the command of Capt.
Pucket transported James Monroe to Detroit on his northern tour?