THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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The United States would help independence movements around the world.
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The United States would help European countries keep their colonies
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The United States would support independence for existing colonies in the Americas
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European nations shouldn’t try to build new colonies in the Americas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Monroe Doctrine was drafted because the U.S. government was worried that European powers would encroach on the U.S. sphere of influence by carving out colonial territories in the Americas.
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: -European countries, in general, largely ignored the Monroe Doctrine since the United States at the time lacked the military power or prowess to enforce its foreign policy.