Monroe skillfully managed the expansion of the U. Although there would be no clear victor, the United States emerged from the war with enhanced international prestige. Monroe responded effectively. In he skillfully managed the total Acquisition of Florida. Along with his influential Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine , which forewarned the imperial European powers against interfering in the affairs of the newly independent Latin American states or potential U.
Adhering to the intellectual underpinnings of the doctrine, Monroe granted diplomatic recognition to newly-independent Latin American republics.
Menu Menu. James Monroe - People - Department History. Before becoming president, Monroe spent many years in public service, both domestically and overseas, and was the first president to have been a U.
Although he studied law under Thomas Jefferson, he was not as brilliant as some other leading members of the Revolutionary generation. But his contemporaries liked and admired him for his sensible judgment, his honesty, and his personal kindness.
Like his fellow Founding Fathers and fellow Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, he died on July 4, the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the nation's official birthday. Following the death of his wife in , Monroe moved to New York City to live with his daughter Maria. He died at her home in Manhattan on July 4, , exactly five years after the passing of fellow Founding Fathers Jefferson and Adams.
Initially buried in the New York family vault of his son-in-law Samuel L. Gouverneur, Monroe was reinterred in Virginia's Hollywood Cemetery in We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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