How Slavery Changed My Life
I was born in 1758 on a Virginia farm on April 28th. My family and I weren't a very rich family but we made do. We lived in a small house and I had two sisters with 5 brothers. My dad worked as a carpenter and planter. We didn’t go to school because we were tutored at home. We liked being home schooled but it wasn’t a very good education though. At the age of sixteen I attended a better college for a better education the college was called the college of William and Mary. Although I soon dropped out to attend the English war. I served for general George Washington. I was wounded in the war at the battle of Trenton. I was left with shrapnel in my shoulder for the rest of my life. I was also wintered at Valley Forge until I finally reached the
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I knew I had a lot of work ahead of me and I got to work. I made many accomplishments during presidency. I bought Florida for Four Million dollars and this caused a downfall called the Panic of 1819. This panic lasted for four years but it was soon solved. Slavery was also another problem during my presidency. I wasn’t able to stop slavery but I did help stop a fight about it. The state of Missouri wanted to join the union. This caused a problem because the south wanted it to be a slave state and the north wanted it to be a free state. I solved this problem by letting Missouri join as a free state and Maine joining as a slave state. This was called the Missouri Compromise. By this time my term was up and went for president again in 1820. In this time I wanted to help make america a free government. I was helped greatly to achieve this goal by John Quincy Adams. I addressed congress in 1823 and with John Quincy Adams help I issued the Monroe Doctrine. My document stated to end all european colonization in the Western Hemisphere. It also said that the US, Central America, South America, and the United states would assist with military conventions, that the US would not interfere with battles in England and England from intervening in american continents. I also helped the US expand westward by helping Thomas Jefferson create the Louisiana Purchase. This expanded the United States further west. I also helped build the foundation of America to become a world
I knew I had a lot of work ahead of me and I got to work. I made many accomplishments during presidency. I bought Florida for Four Million dollars and this caused a downfall called the Panic of 1819. This panic lasted for four years but it was soon solved. Slavery was also another problem during my presidency. I wasn’t able to stop slavery but I did help stop a fight about it. The state of Missouri wanted to join the union. This caused a problem because the south wanted it to be a slave state and the north wanted it to be a free state. I solved this problem by letting Missouri join as a free state and Maine joining as a slave state. This was called the Missouri Compromise. By this time my term was up and went for president again in 1820. In this time I wanted to help make america a free government. I was helped greatly to achieve this goal by John Quincy Adams. I addressed congress in 1823 and with John Quincy Adams help I issued the Monroe Doctrine. My document stated to end all european colonization in the Western Hemisphere. It also said that the US, Central America, South America, and the United states would assist with military conventions, that the US would not interfere with battles in England and England from intervening in american continents. I also helped the US expand westward by helping Thomas Jefferson create the Louisiana Purchase. This expanded the United States further west. I also helped build the foundation of America to become a world