LAD #10 Monroe Doctrine

In the Monroe Doctrine, James Monroe made a statement on behalf of the American country that was aimed towards the European foreign powers. This statement warned the European nations of colonizing anymore of the New World. The United States believed that the European powers should keep to their domestic affairs and focus on domestic issues rather than be worried about colonies in foreign nations. The country believed that colonial ventures in the New World should end. The United States warned that an attempt to colonize new nations in the New World would be a threat to American national security. This would mean that the United States would take appropriate actions against the invading foreign power, which would include war. Mexico and Chile were recognized as countries by the United States. This helped with a new era of independence in the New World, since former Spanish colonies were freed and the United States was freed from British rule.

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