THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MONROES PRESIDENCY
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prevented an invasion of French forces into Mexico.
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prevented an invasion of British forces into Argentina.
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showed the U.S. backed the independence of Latin America.
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allowed the powerful U.S. navy to patrol the South American coast.
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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 expressed a spirit of solidarity with the newly independent republics of Latin America. These nations in turn recognized their political affinity with the United States by basing their new constitutions, in many instances, on the North American model.
Detailed explanation-3: -1) The United States would not get involved in European affairs. 2) The United States would not interfere with existing European colonies in the Western Hemisphere. 3) No other nation could form a new colony in the Western Hemisphere.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Monroe Doctrine, was an attempt by president James Monroe in 1823 to prevent other European powers (outside of those already present) from establishing colonies or any new presence in the Western Hemisphere. It essentially stated that the United States would consider such attempts as an act of aggression.