PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (1817–1825) JAMES MONROE MONROE DOCTRINE

MONROE DOCTRINE- MAN OF SERVICE SERVED AS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MINISTER TO FRANCE. THOMAS JEFFERSON APPOINTED MONROE AS A SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NEGOTIATING THE PURCHASE OF NEW ORLEANS AND WEST FLORIDA.

MONROE DOCTRINE- MAN OF SERVICE HE AND PRINCIPAL NEGOTIATOR ROBERT LIVINGSTON EXCEEDED THEIR AUTHORITY AND ALL EXPECTATIONS BY ACQUIRING THE ENTIRE LOUISIANA TERRITORY AS WELL AS A CLAIM TO ALL OF FLORIDA. NEXT, MONROE BECAME MINISTER TO GREAT BRITAIN. UNDER JAMES MADISON, HE SERVED AS SECRETARY OF STATE AND SECRETARY OF WAR.

ADAMS-ONIS TREATY SEEKING TO PROTECT THEIR LAND INTERESTS, THE SPANISH OFFER FLORIDA TO THE U.S. THE U.S. OBTAINED FLORIDA FOR $5 MILLION AND DEFINED THE NEW BOUNDARIES BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE U.S.

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE DOCTRINE

Fort Ross in present day California Russia’s spot on the Continent In 1821, the Russian Tsar Alexander I closed the waters of Pacific Northwest and California to Europe, the U.S., and Mexico. He warned them to stay 100 miles off the coast of Russian America

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE DOCTRINE Latin American Wars of Independence From Spain and Portugal United States claimed neutrality in these wars for independence but actually sold ships and supplies to the Revolutionaries.

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE DOCTRINE  IN 1822 THE UNITED STATES GRANTED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH FIVE NEW COUNTRIES:  ARGENTINA, CHILE, PERU, COLOMBIA, MEXICO, BRAZIL

MONROE DOCTRINE WRITTEN BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, SECRETARY OF STATE DURING MONROE’S PRESIDENCY ISSUED TO CONGRESS FOR THEIR APPROVAL IN 1823 NEUTRALITY IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS NO EUROPEAN NATION WOULD BE ALLOWED TO ESTABLISH A NEW COLONY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. IF A EUROPEAN NATION WOULD TRY TO INTERFERE WITH A NATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, THE UNITED STATES WOULD VIEW THAT AS A HOSTILE ACT AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.

MONROE DOCTRINE Protector of the Western Hemisphere