USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
A
North & South America were off-limits to European colonization
B
The number of slave states and free states must be equal
C
The slave trade will no longer be allowed in Missouri
D
America should stop trading with France & England
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This doctrine was declared by Monroe, the President of USA. The doctrine states that ‘if Europeans interfered any where in America, north or south, it would amount to waging a war against the United States’. This doctrine protected the South American republics from Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States’ sphere of interest. President James Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -The three main concepts of the doctrine-separate spheres of influence for the Americas and Europe, non-colonization, and non-intervention-were designed to signify a clear break between the New World and the autocratic realm of Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -American neutrality is part of the framework of the Monroe Doctrine. The president uses it as a justification for American leadership in the western hemisphere, as well as a reason for Europe not to get mad.

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