USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

THE MONROE DOCTRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What document upheld George Washington’s policy of avoiding European entanglements and guided the U.S. foreign policy for many years?
A
Tariff of 1816
B
Monroe Doctrine
C
Adams-Onis Treaty
D
Embargo Act of 1807
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, the correct option is B that the Monroe Doctrine upheld George Washington’s policy of avoiding European entanglements and guided the U.S. Foreign policy for many years.

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: -In many ways, the Monroe Doctrine represented both a reiteration of the idea contained in Washington’s farewell address that America must remain separated from Europe, as well as an expansion of that idea to include all parts of the American hemisphere then free from European control.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1823 U.S. President James Monroe proclaimed the U.S. protector of the Western Hemisphere by forbidding European powers from colonizing additional territories in the Americas. In return, Monroe committed to not interfere in the affairs, conflicts, and extant colonial enterprises of European states.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of George Washington’s final messages to Congress during his presidency involved a warning to avoid “entangling alliances” with the Europeans powers, which provided an important precedent for early American foreign policy going forward.

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