LAD #10 - Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine is considered a shining moment in the presidency of James Monroe. Even tough he did not write it, John Quincy Adams sis, his secretary of state.James Monroe was president during the era of good feelings, a period after the war of 1812 that was a build up of nationalism. This documents basis which was delivered by Monroe was that if any European power came into the western hemisphere the United States would intervene. And that the citizens of the U.S. were Americans not colonists. This new policy would be adapted and kept for years to come, thus making the U.S. the "protector" it is today.