It all started as a message to Congress and became one of the most important foreign policy doctrines in US history. We know it as The Monroe Doctrine.
The declaration, drafted by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams intended to keep European powers from colonizing territory in Central and South America. The US was also looking westward and did not want to compete with Europeans in North America.
"America for Americans" was the message. Naturally, it had its critics and supporters over the years. On balance, it worked well and kept European powers out of America, from North to South.
The declaration, drafted by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams intended to keep European powers from colonizing territory in Central and South America. The US was also looking westward and did not want to compete with Europeans in North America.
"America for Americans" was the message. Naturally, it had its critics and supporters over the years. On balance, it worked well and kept European powers out of America, from North to South.
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