Monroe Doctrine

In the famous Monroe Doctrine, from December 2, 1823 during the period in which James Monroe took the presidency, John Quincy Adams advised Monroe to lay out an independent course for the United States of America, declaring four major points to address to congress. He made four basic statements: the U.S. shall not interfere with European affairs, shall not interfere with existing European colonies in the western hemisphere, other nations shall not form new colonies in the western hemisphere, and last but not least if any nation dares to interfere with a nation or colony in the western hemisphere the U.S. shall view it as a hostile act against that nation. These points were made to initially declare the abrupt halt to the colonization and the production of empires by any European power. The first act Adams initiated was putting an end to foreign affairs with European nations. Starting with Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation and the XYZ affairs, John Quincy Adams thought it best to take the ideas to the next level and completely ban the involvement with European powers. Relating to wars of the European nations, Adams states, “we have never taken any part… nor does it comport with our policy to do so.” Adams didn't even hesitate about the reactions and opinions he would receive from completely pulling out of affairs with foreign nations across the Atlantic. In his second act, Adams declared that the U.S. wouldn't interfere with existing European colonies in the western hemisphere. Adams makes it substantially clear that the U.S. simply backs out of the Latin American colonies. This implies that the newborn nations shall grow individually and solitarily. In order to prove to the South American colonies that the U.S. shall support their safety and their separation of their origins, John Quincy Adams proclaims that if a nation tried to regain control or interfere with the growth of the democratic colonies then the U.S. would immediately see it as a hostile threat