His time is very much forgotten and for the USA it was his administration and earlier administrations

The made it so the USA would have no rivals in the North American continent and it was the Royal navy that in forced the Monroe doctrine

Of keeping imperial powers out of North America

Also we don't teach history in schools and the best way to learn history is to do it on your own merits in your own time

To develop the love of learning new things and building independent skills in regards to learning

It's a privilege to be able to read and to think which most people don't have the inclination they're just told what to believe

And then they go on to believe in it without asking why

And it's the why, the how and the who which is very important to ask and to understand