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湯瑪士傑弗遜寫信給安得魯傑克遜、感謝他在佛羅里達州締造的卓越功績 Thomas Jefferson wrote to Andrew Jackson to thank him for his achievements in Florida
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門羅深得人心的總統任期 Monroe's Popular Presidency
雖然在1819年經濟逐漸衰退，門羅仍然贏得第二次的選舉、沒有遭逢強力的競爭；在當時他已成為繼華盛頓之後最受歡迎的總統，許多州立銀行倒閉，連帶地許多小型企業也關門，失業率攀升，但值此同時，門羅在外交政策上卻表現得相當成功。
例如：他將安得魯傑克遜將軍（一位未來的總統）送到西班牙佛羅里達邊境、避免了賽米諾族印地安人與美國開拓者的衝突，這也顯示出西班牙勢力的衰弱、讓門羅有機會壓迫西班牙在1819年放棄原有的領土。
Despite a serious recession (when the economy is weak) in 1819, Monroe won a second term as president with no serious opposition. By this time, he had become the most popular president since Washington. Many state banks had failed, however, and dragged small businesses down with them. Unemployment soared. However, at the same time, Monroe was successful in foreign policy.
For example, he sent Gen. Andrew Jackson (a future president) to the Spanish Florida border to ward off Seminole Indians who were hostile to American settlers. This showed how weak Spain was in Florida and allowed Monroe to pressure Spain to give up the territory in 1819.
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