LAD #10

The Monroe Doctrine: 

           December 2, 1823 at President Monroe's seventh annual address to congress, President Monroe presented the Monroe Doctrine. In the president’s address to congress, he informed them that several countries in Latin America (Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Peru), had established stable governments and that the US should recognize theses countries as newly established countries. With President Monroe’s supervision, John Quincy Adams made instructions for the new ambassadors of these newly recognized countries. President Monroe also declared that the US's policy was to republicanism institutions. The Monroe Doctrine also stated that the US would no longer consider the Western Hemisphere a place for any kind of European Colonization. This doctrine also stated that any further effort made by European countries to gain control in this hemisphere or violated the independence or existing states, would be treated as an act of hostility. According to Monroe the Us, Britain and Russia believed that Europe needed to stay out of colonial affairs and only interfere with their own. It also says that America intends to be neutral in all European affairs and wars, including any of which are between European colonies vs. their mother countries. Then America agreed to stay out of European affairs (including there colonies) and expected in Return Europe to do the same in the Western Hemisphere.