l86 JAMES MONROE. 



England, on the 28th of the same month, and by the President 

 of the United States, with the advice and consent of the 

 Senate, on the 17th February, 18 15. 



A treaty, regulating the commerce between the United 

 States and Great Britain, was signed in London on the 3rd of 

 July, 18 15, and ratified by the President on the 22nd of 

 December, in the same year. 



There was also a war between the Bey of Algiers and 

 the Republic of the United States, which ended in 18 15, in 

 favour of that Republic. 



The territory of Indiana was made into a State and 

 admitted into the Union in 18 16. In that year, the Republic 

 prospered immensely, — canals were opened in various states, 

 a national bank was instituted, and many thousands of 

 emigrants — chiefly from Great Britain — arrived in the country. 



In 1816, Mr. Madison's second term of office being" 

 about to expire, JAMES MONROE was elected to succeed him. 



JAMES MONROE, 1817— 1824. 



JAMES MONROE, the fifth President of the United States,, 

 entered upon the duties of his office on the 4th of March, 

 1817. 



During the year 18 17 the territory of the Mississippi was 

 enacted into a State, and admitted into the Union. In 18 19, 

 another accession was received in the State of Alabama, and 

 Congress created Arkansas into a territorial government. In 

 1820, Maine was separated from Massachnssets, made into 

 a State, and admitted into the Union. In 18 19, a treaty was 

 made with Spain, by which Florida was ceded to the United 

 States. This treaty was not finally ratified by the King of 

 Spain till the year 1821. On the 1st of July of that year,. 

 General Jackson, who was governor of the West Florida, 

 issued a proclamation, declaring the Spanish Government in 

 that province ended, and that of the United States of America 

 established. 



On the 7th of July, the keys of the town of Pensacola, the 

 archives, documents, and other articles mentioned in the 

 inventories, were transferred to General Jackson, by the 

 Spanish Commander. In this year James Mo?iroe was 

 nominated President for a second term of four years. 



In 1824, two important treaties were concluded; one 

 between the United States and Russia, determining the north- 

 west boundary of the two countries, at the line of fifty-four 



