James Monroe #10: Retirement and Legacy (1824-1831); Topics covered include: Final Message to Congress, end of presidency, election of 1824, new home (Oak Hill), University of Virginia (Board of Visitors), American Colonization Society, Monrovia (Liberia), personal debts, petitions Congress for reimbursement of expenses as foreign minister, death of Elizabeth Monroe, death of James Monroe, and reflection and legacy
Key people: John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, and Elizabeth Monroe
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