James Monroe: Heroes Of War

In my opinion, I do not believe that we follow the Monroe Doctrine as the foreign policy as the way President Monroe would have intended it or meant it to be used as. One of the reasons I believe this is because during the time that this was created all the stronger European nations at the time, Spain, Great Britain, and France, were looking for new territories to expand their country into. This was also during the time the Americans had just claimed their independence from

The Monroe Doctrine is President James Monroe’s Seventh Annual Message to Congress. In this message, Monroe responded to inquiries

The Monroe Doctrine had a great impact due to its strict policy towards the European powers. It wanted to keep the U.S. trade safe from European powers and colonization. Without this important doctrine/document the Europeans would have most likely colonized, interfered with, and disrupted the western hemisphere and also the trade systems connected with them. The U.S. also would not be a balanced nation and have a balanced foreign policy without the Monroe Doctrine, which was also known as the back bone of the U.S. foreign policy.

During the 1800s, the Age of Enlightenment was well and alive, inspiring colonies and settlements to revolt against their home countries in Europe. Apart of this, many colonies in South America were in a revolution against the Spanish Rule. Monroe was worried that Spain and France may seek to stake claim back in their colonized lands (1). By issuing this doctrine, it would help keep unwanted powers out of the Americas and protect the US from being invaded.

The Monroe Doctrine is actually an extremely interesting document in both how it came to be and how important it would become. During this time in American history a lot was going on in Latin America that plays into the drafting of this document. Basically most colonies had gained their freedom from their mother countries. This meant that mercantilism did not play into trades with these new countries. Both Britain and America wanted them to stay free democracies, however with the Napoleonic Wars finally coming to an end they had concerns that the mother countries would step in and stamp out any rebellions. This would have been bad for trades in both countries. It was beneficial to have trades with them however if they were reinstated with their mother countries

1. The Monroe Doctrine was articulated during the period when there was the need for democracy. It was drafted by the then Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, and his primary reason was to end colonization and promote democracy. He feared that Spain could rise as a superpower and reign over United States colonies. President James Monroe later implemented the Monroe Doctrine.

The Monroe Doctrine was created by James Monroe to threaten Europe. Europe was trying to expand into the western hemisphere and unto American soil. When expanding they were trying to start fights and take over others. Because of what Europe was doing, America felt the need to stand up for themselves, and their

Monroe Doctrine- stated that the U.S would not get involved in European affairs, nor would it interfere with existing European colonies in the Western Hemisphere Missouri Compromise of 1820- Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The Missouri Compromise also contained a clause that forever prohibited slavery north of 36 30’ in all the territory acquired from France by the Louisiana Purchase Adams Onis Treaty- treaty signed that gave us Florida

It was used one more time shortly after the end of the Mexican-American war by President Polk. President Polk, a firm believer in manifest destiny believed in the belief that it was the United States obligation to extend its rule across North America. The Oregon territory which extended through present day Washington and Oregon was a land that was claimed by Russia, Great Britain and Spain. Spain rescinded its control in 1819 under the terms of the Transcontinental treaty. Russia was put on notice in 1829 through the Monroe Doctrine to remove it's control. President Polk settled with Great Britain in 1848 and acquired a sizable portion of the Oregon territory. Manifest Destiny took a new meaning in the new world during the turn of the twentieth century. In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt changed what the Monroe Doctrine stood for until then. The Monroe Doctrine was a policy created by James Monroe to oppose European colonialism in the American continent beginning in 1823. In 1904 Roosevelt added the "Roosevelt Corollary" a big amendment to the Monroe doctrine. The amendment asserted the right for the United States to interfere in the economic affairs of states in Central American and the Caribbean if these countries could not pay their debt. From Roosevelts state of the union address, "Nevertheless there are occasional crimes committed on so vast a scale and of such peculiar horror as to

1.The circumstance for the Monroe doctrine was to that European powers would be obligated to respect the land they brought from them in Louisiana purchase as property of the United States. The Monroe Doctrine had three part to it First, the U.S. would not let Europeans influences settle in American. Secondly, the U.S. would not get involved in wars in Europe. Lastly Monroe issued a warring to Europeans authorities not to get involved with American. Also United States American felt that the only way to gain power and independence was to flee from aid from other European countries.

James Monroe was one of the most qualified men to assume the presidential office. James Monroe took office from 1817 to 1825.  As the fifth president of the United States, Monroe helped the country transition away from European affairs and focus more on domestic issues. James Monroe was homeschooled by his mother then attended Campbell Town Academy. Monroe attended College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in the year of 1774. However, James Monroe never finished two years late in order to join the Continental Army and fight for our country’s independence in the American Revolutionary War. Monroe married Elizabeth Kortright in 1786. Unfortunately, Monroe became a widow in 1830. However, he was not a widow for long. James Monroe died one year later at the age of 73 due to heart failure and Tuberculosis. James Monroe was first elected president in 1816 and won against Rufus King. President James Monroe continued his second term after victory against nobody in the election of 1820. During his two terms, President James Monroe was a great president since three legendary negotiations occurred under his presidency. Within his eight years in office, the Monroe Doctrine was declared, the Missouri Compromise was signed, and the Adams-Onís Treaty was negotiated with Spain. With his important contributions to history, the United States was able to survive the Cuban Missile Crisis, come to an agreement among the states, and a new state was ceded to the United States.

The Monroe doctrine is an exemplary piece of work that has helped the U.S. throughout history, and will most likely continue helping us in the future. These assistances from the Monroe doctrine include: keeping European settlers out in early American history when the document was made, helped us expand to the west, and allowed us to defend Cuba from the Russians. In early American history there was a lot of conflict between European powers, and the U.S. mostly for their interference in the American ways of life and constantly creating settlements on our land. Once the Monroe document was made, it struck the nerve of those European domestic disturbers and gave us the right to stop those hinder some acts.

The Monroe Doctrine selfishly satisfied American self-interest because the United States did not support the new

Monroe was so appreciated and respected that in 1811 was elected president and beat his opponent Rufus King, with 183 electoral votes to Kings 34. And Monroe made up this famous quote “National honor is national of the highest value.” Over Monroe's years of presidency he became even more respected and appreciated, and in 1820 he ran for reelection and won by one of the largest margins in U.S. history, and received all 231 electoral votes. That’s

He was the 11th president of the United States and was known as “young hickory”, and the first “dark horse”. James Knox Polk accomplished many things in his life. He served in the House of Representative, became governor of Tennessee, and became president of the United States. His achievements impacted the U.S and made it what it is today. For example he annexed Texas, lowered tariffs, established an independent Federal Treasury, went to war with Mexico, and added three states to the union. If James Polk did not become president, then there is a possibility that California, New Mexico and Oregon would not be a part of the United States.