The Monroe Doctrine In his annual message to Congress in 1823, United States president James Monroe declared that the United States had the right to exclude foreign powers from colonizing in the western hemisphere.
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The Monroe Doctrine In his annual message to Congress in 1823, United States president James Monroe declared that the United States had the right to exclude foreign powers from colonizing in the western hemisphere. Monroe's bold assertion was primarily intended to prevent Spain from reclaiming its former colonies in the Americas. The statement became known as the Monroe Doctrine, and in subsequent decades the doctrine emerged as the foundation of U.S. policy in Latin America. The Monroe Doctrine Speech by President James Monroe to Congress, December 2, 1823. At the proposal of the Russian Imperial Government, made through the minister of the Emperor residing here, a full power and instructions have been transmitted to the minister of the United States at St. Petersburg [capital of Russia] to arrange by amicable negotiation the respective rights and interests of the two nations on the northwest coast of this continent. A similar proposal has been made by His Imperial Majesty to the Government of Great Britain, which has likewise been acceded to. The Government of the United States has been desirous by this friendly proceeding of manifesting the great value which they have invariably attached to the friendship of the Emperor and their solicitud...
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