THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -President James Monroe first articulated the doctrine on December 2, 1823, during his seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress (though it would not be named after him until 1850). At the time, nearly all Spanish colonies in the Americas had either achieved or were close to independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -In his December 2, 1823, address to Congress, President James Monroe articulated United States’ policy on the new political order developing in the rest of the Americas and the role of Europe in the Western Hemisphere.
Detailed explanation-3: -As Secretary of State for President James Monroe, John Quincy Adams crafted what came to be called the Monroe Doctrine. President Monroe outlined the principles of this policy in his seventh annual message to Congress, excerpted here.
Detailed explanation-4: -John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State. John Quincy Adams’s greatest diplomatic service was his role as secretary of state during James Monroe’s two terms as president.
Detailed explanation-5: -U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams was vehemently against it, fearing that a bilateral declaration would limit the U.S.’s own expansionist designs. President Monroe eventually sided with Adams and issued a unilateral declaration.