James Monroe was the last of the so-called Virginia Dynasty of presidents. Like James Madison, Monroe was secretary of state before becoming president. A spirit of vigorous nationalism known as the ...

On September 15, 1800, after ten of the rebels convicted of taking part in Gabriel's Conspiracy had been executed, Governor James Monroe wrote a letter to Vice President and fellow Virginian ...

Born: April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia... Monroe, a charming man admired for his honesty, presided over two decisions that presaged the rest of 19th century American history ...