Monroe Doctrine of 1823 Fall 2013

"If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood." - J. Monroe

The little note by the Great Powers of Europe was the statement best known as the Monroe Doctrine that in which became a longstanding tenet of U.S foreign policy. The idea of the doctrine was mainly for three reasons; to separate spheres of influence for the Americas and Europe, non-colonization, and non-intervention. December 2, 1823, the Monroe doctrine was revealed during President Monroe's seventh anual message to Congress. Since the Doctrine was his name, the public was not likely to recognize the significant contributions made by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and unofficial advisor Thomas Jeffererson.

http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/jamesmonroe/a/quotemonroe.htm

http://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/Monroe

http://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/monroe-doctrine-origin-and-early-american-foreign-policy

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/monroe.asp