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On this episode of NUTS World, the lives of these men are essential to understanding the American

form of government and our ideals of liberty, the founding fathers all played key roles in securing American independence

on Great Britain and in the creation of the government of the United States of America.

Now, the life of James Monroe.

Music You know, little is known about James Monroe shouted.

He was born on April 28, 1758, to Spencer Monroe, whose relatives fought alongside Charles I in English Civil Wars before being captured and exiled to Virginia in 1649.

His mother, Elizabeth Jones Monroe, was the sister of Judge Joseph Jones, a prominent Virginia politician.

At the age of 11, James Monroe attended a school run by Reverend Archibald Campbell.

He attended school with John Marshall, who later became the Chief Justice of the United States.

When James Monroe was in his mid-teens, both of his parents passed away. His father died in 1774,

and his mother probably died earlier than that, but there was no actual date for her death.

After this, James and his siblings shared an inheritance of land and some slaves. James and his two brothers, his sister was

already married, became warred of their uncle, Joseph Jones. His uncle, Joseph Jones, encouraged James

Monroe to continue his education, which led Monroe

under the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

However, the Revolutionary War interrupted his education.

While at the College of William Mary, Royal Governor Dunmore had fled the capital of Williamsburg, fearing that his family was in danger.

After he left, James Monroe and a few classmates helped loot the arsenal at the governor's palace, escaping with 200 muskets and 300 swords, which they then gave to the Virginia

militia. By the winter of 1776, Monroe left school and joined the Virginia infantry. Monroe at

this point was 18 years old and slightly more than six foot tall. He became an officer in the Condinental Army

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