Before now, no one had ever tried to pretend that slavery was a good thing for white or black people. New positions on slavery, however, framed a new idea that slavery was for the “positive good.” ...

On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe ... doctrine, Monroe warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. He declared the United States will no longer ...

Born: April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia... Monroe, a charming man admired for his honesty, presided over two decisions that presaged the rest of 19th century American history ...