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1820 Congress adopted the Missouri Compromise, temporarily quieting sectional disputes over the expansion of slavery. Won election to a second term in a nearly unanimous vote. |
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1822 Vetoed a plan for the federal government to improve internal roads. |
1823 On December 2, proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine, warning European powers not to interfere in U.S. affairs. |
1824 | 1825 ![]() Divisions of the Democratic-Republican Party increased when Adams appointed Henry Clay secretary of state, leading to charges that the two men had made a bargain in the election of 1824. Erie Canal, linking New York City and the Great lakes, was completed. |
1826 Opposition in Congress prevented Adams from enacting most of his domestic program. |
1827 |
1828 Congress imposed stiff duties on imported manufactured goods. Soundly defeated by Andrew Jackson in bid for reelection. |
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