James Monroe was not born to live an ordinary life, but an extraordinary life. He was born on April 28, 1758, in his parents' home in a logging area of ​​Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father Spence Monroe (1727-1774) worked as a planter and carpenter. James' mother, Elizabeth Jones (1730-1774), married his father in 1752 and they both had several children together. James grew up with his siblings following the same teachings as his mother. His parents died when he was a teenager. When he came of age, he attended the College of William and Mary and fought in the Continental Army. After being wounded in New York while serving in George Washington's army, he met Elizabeth Kortright. They were married on February 16, 1786, when he was twenty-seven and Elizabeth seventeen. When he realized he could not become as wealthy as his father, he broadened his horizons, moved and practiced law and politics in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The couple had three children together: Eliza, James and Maria. When he was a young politician, he became an Anti-Federalist at the Virginia Convention, which helped bring about ratification. ...