The Monroe Doctrine

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The Monroe Doctrine · 1) The United States would not get involved in European affairs. · 2) The United States would not interfere with existing European colonies ... U.S.Presidents JamesMonroe   JamesMonroediedonJuly4,1831.ThisishistombinRichmond,Virginia. TheMonroeDoctrine MonroefollowedAdams'sadviceandlaidoutanindependentcoursefortheUnitedStates,declaringfourmajorpointsinhisDecember2,1823,addresstoCongress.Hemadefourbasicstatements: 1)TheUnitedStateswouldnotgetinvolvedinEuropeanaffairs.2)TheUnitedStateswouldnotinterferewithexistingEuropeancoloniesintheWesternHemisphere.3)NoothernationcouldformanewcolonyintheWesternHemisphere.4)IfaEuropeannationtriedtocontrolorinterferewithanationintheWesternHemisphere,theUnitedStateswouldviewitasahostileactagainstthisnation. InhisMonroeDoctrine,hesaidthatthepeoplesoftheWest"arehenceforthnottobeconsideredassubjectsforfuturecolonizationbyanyEuropeanpowers."DoyouthinkMonroepresentedhisforeignpolicyasthe"MonroeDoctrine"? page2of3 LibraryOfCongress| LegalNotices| Privacy| SiteMap| ContactUs



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