James Monroe played an important role in our American History. For example, he wrote the Monroe Doctrine and became the fifth president of the United States. The Monroe Doctrine was created by James Monroe, it was too not permit any European Nation to extend its holdings. Monroe expressed the Doctrine in answer two pressing problems, the first to was a plan by the russians to establish a colony on the Pacific Northwest Coast. The second was a plan by several European nations to help Spain win back its former Latin American colonies(“Monroe Doctrine”). One statement warned Russia that the American continents were “not to be considered as subjects colonization by any European power”. A second warned France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria that any attempt to extend their “system to any portion of this Hemisphere” would be considered “ dangerous to our peace and safety”(“Monroe Doctrine”).
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In 1817, he signed the Rush-Bagot Agreement, which disarmed forts along the Canadian-American border. Two years later, he completed negotiations with Spain and made Florida a part of the U.S.A(“Mcgill”).
Monroe was elected to the Virginia legislature in 1782 and served (1783-86) in the Continental congress under the Articles of Confederation, he was not a delegate to the constitutional convention and his own state he supported Patrick Henry in opposing the Constitution, which seemed to hum to create a government so centralized that it encroached on states rights(“Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia”).
Under the new government, he served (1790-94) in the U.S. senate, where he proved himself an outstanding lieutenant of jefferson's and a vigorous opponent of George Washington's, Alexander Hamilton, and the Federalist(“Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia”).
These three topics show what important events he did as president and for our Country, and why he played an important role in our American