THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Adams
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George Washington
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 sought advice in Monroe’s writing, deciding the U.S. should intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries to prevent the involvement of European nations there.
Detailed explanation-2: -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: -Monroe was initially favourable to the idea, and former presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison concurred.
Detailed explanation-4: -They first met in Williamsburg, in about 1779, while Jefferson served as governor. He encouraged Monroe, fifteen years his junior, to further his political career by studying law. Both were elected to Congress in 1783. Before Jefferson left for France in 1784 he introduced Monroe to James Madison.