Timeline
1758 - On April 28, 1758: James Monroe was born.
1776 - He dropped out from school to fight from Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War.
1780 - He studied law under Thomas Jefferson.
1782 - He became the Virginia representative to the Congress of the Confederation.
1786 - He married Elizabeth Kortright.
1790 - He became the U.S. senate.
1793 - He brought a farm called "Highland".
1794 - He was appointed as France minister by President George Washington.
1799 - He became the governor of Virginia.
1803 - James Monroe helped to purchase Louisiana territory.
1814 - White House was burned by British.
1815 - On September 26, 1815: Holy Alliance treaty was signed by monarchs of Austria, Prussia and Russia.
1817 - In 1817: James Monroe was elected as United States president.
1818 - White House was rebuilt.
1831 - July 4, 1831: James Monroe was died.