USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After the formation of the American Republic, presidents like George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson desperately tried to maintain American neutrality, even as France and Great Britain both sought to enlist the U.S. as an ally.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monroe wants to avoid relations with foreign countries, just as Washington did. He declares that the United States should not get involved in the internal government of any other nation. This is parallel to what Washington suggested in his address.

Detailed explanation-3: -They both deeply loved Virginia and felt a deep connection to the land. They were both fairly wealthy planters who enjoyed agriculture. Washington adored and tended to his home, Mount Vernon, in much the same way as Jefferson did to his home, Monticello. The American Revolution brought these two great men together.

Detailed explanation-4: -Outlined by Jefferson in his 1801 inaugural address, the Washington Doctrine of Unstable Alliances asserted that the US should consider its external military alliances to be temporary arrangements of convenience and should freely abandon or reverse them, as indicated by the national interest.