LAD #10 The Monroe Doctrine

Summary of the Monroe Doctrine, 1823:

In President Monroe's seventh inaugural address to Congress in 1823, Monroe mentions negotiations with Russia and Britain, and arising from the discussions, Monroe proposes that "the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents...are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers..."

Monroe claims that the United States is unwilling to take part in any European wars, and that it only will fight in defense of American rights or a menace to public safety. However, America is intricately tied the other nations/colonies of the American continent, and that any attempt to colonize the newly-independant nations of the Americas will be viewed as a threat to the peace and safety of the United States. However, the United States will not interfere with current colonies, it only will protect the freedom of those nations that the U.S. officially recognizes as independent.

The U.S. foreign policy in regards to European nations remains unaffected; refrain from interfering in their internal affairs and to maintain friendly relations with them.