Monroe Doctrine
A renewal of European interest in the hemisphere caused the administration to adopt a nationalist foreign policy. James Monroe declared the position of the United States on European interference in the America, which over time became known as the Monroe Doctrine.The Monroe Doctrine was developed because the United States and Great Britain were concerned over the possibility of European colonial expansion in the America. At the Congress of Verona (1822) the representatives of the Quadruple Alliance (Russia, Austria, Prussia and France) had considered a plan that had as its goal the recolonization of Spain’s former colonies in America. Great Britain feared that Spain would try to get back its former colonies, which had recently gained independence. This would have caused Great Britain’s trade with these new nations to decline. Great Britain, which enjoyed a profitable trade with the former Spanish colonies, refused to participate in such a policy. The United States wanted to make sure that no European nations would try further colonization in the Western Hemisphere. The British foreign minister George Canning suggested an agreement with the United States to preserve the interests of both nations. Britain’s r
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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