THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Question
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Monroe wanted to promote national unity
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He wanted everybody to be happy.
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Monroe wanted Federalists to fight back.
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He wanted the US to earn more money.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Monroe indicated that he wished to eradicate Federalists from positions of political power, both Federal and State, especially in its New England strongholds. He believed that any expression of official approval would only encourage hope for a Federalist revival, and this he could not abide.
Detailed explanation-2: -Later known as the Monroe Doctrine, his declaration received little notice at the time but became key in future American foreign policy. Monroe also secured Florida for the United States with the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain, and attempted to solve conflict over free and slave states with the Missouri Compromise.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. Understandably, the United States has always taken a particular interest in its closest neighbors – the nations of the Western Hemisphere.