The United States sought to expand its borders into Spanish territories.
James Monroe issued the "Monroe Doctrine" in 1823. The Doctrine held that any former colony in the Western Hemisphere that had declared independence and successfully became independant (through either war or treaty) would not be re-colonized by the same or a different European power. Although the young United States was in no position to defend this declaration, the British agreed with the sentiment and argued that their navy, the strongest in the world at the time, would defend the Monroe Doctrine.
Monroe doctrine
Treaty of Ghent
Named for President James Monroe, the Monroe Doctrine is/was America's foreign policy regarding the Western Hemisphere.
Not until Teddy Roosevelt was the Monroe Doctrine actually enforced.
The Monroe Doctrine was a statement of US foreign policy which warned European powers in particular not to attempt any further colonization in North and South America. Its purpose was to stronglydiscourage such colonization by making the US position clear to all and hopefully make any further action unnecessary.
The united states sought to expand its borders into Spanish territories.
The united states sought to expand its borders into Spanish territories.
the u.s. sought to expand its borders into Spanish territories
Monroe doctrine
The united states sought to expand its borders into Spanish territories.
Treaty of Ghent
The US sought to expand its borders into Spanish territories
The Monroe Doctrine.
How does Monroe statement reveal his attitude about surrender?
The foreign policy initiative calling for an end to all European colonization efforts in the Western Hemisphere was known as the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine was brought about in 1823.
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In reality, the Monroe Doctrine expanded on the foreign policy of Washington. Washington wanted the British to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. Monroe wanted all foreign powers to stay out.