... 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. Monroe was better fit to be president ... federally built internal improvements in order to expand home markets. The southern section on the other hand wanted low tariffs to encourage exchange with England, no internal improvements, and availability of public lands for salve in large chunks. Slavery was a big issue during this time period. In...

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... . One of the biggest issues however, had to do with the war between France and Britain. Jefferson had to do the best he could to keep the United States neutral. No matter how neutral Jefferson tried to stay, America still received some of the blow from the war. Foreign shipping was being controlled by the French and random American merchant ships ... dealt with the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803 he sent James Monroe to Paris to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans and as much land to the east for a maximum of 10 million dollars. Surprisingly Monroe had purchased New Orleans and a vast area...

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