Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated and exiled, the old monarchies of Europe acted quickly to reassert their old power. They crushed the democratic rebellions and restored dethroned monarchs to their thrones. Rumor had it that they wanted to destroy the new Latin America republics and restore the lands to colonial rule by Spain. Britain did not want this to happen because the monopoly-free ports of the new Latin American republics were profitable so the British minister at that time, George Canning, suggested that the United States and Great Britain jointly declare the Americas off limits to the European powers. At that time, Russia was expanding its territory from Alaska down the west coast of the North American continent and the people in the United States was afraid that the Russians would cut the Americans off from its window to the Pacific Ocean.
The Monroe Doctrine was in direct opposition to the Truman Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine said the US should not interfere with events in Europe.
He was the author of the Monroe Doctrine
war of 1812, monroe doctrine, westward expansion
war of 1812, monroe doctrine, westward expansion
James Monroe wrote the Monroe doctrine
France intended to intervene in Latin America to make it possible for Spain to recover her colonies there.
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{| |- | The US was heavily involved in South America. The Monroe Doctrine was the policy used to justify that involvement. South America was in our backyard and we didn't want hostile elements and instability to control the events there. |}
Anything regarding Foreign Policy and the Western Hemisphere.
1817: The Era of Good Feelings, First Seminole War, Rush-Bagot Agreement, Mississippi enters union.1818: Convention of 1818, Illinois enters the Union.1819: McCulloch v. Maryland, Panic of 1819, Adams-Onis (Transcontinental) Treaty, Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Alabama enters Union1820: Missouri Compromise, Maine enters Union.1821: Missouri enters Union.1823: Monroe Doctrine.1824: American System, Gibbons v. Ogden.
War with Great Britain, Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine, Mexican-American War
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