What Was The Influence Of The Monroe Doctrine

It is 1823, nearly a half century after America declared independence from Britain. Already, it has established itself as a world military power and a valuable trading partner. Still, many of the European countries present themselves as a threat to the still young settlements in the new world. The war of 1812 and events surrounding reminded everyone of this. In response, President James Monroe of America wrote the Monroe Doctrine, forever changing the country’s foreign policy and created separate domains of American and European influence.
Two of the main influences of the Monroe Doctrine were the Napoleonic Wars and The Holy Alliance. Back in Europe, Spain's internal political governing structure had overthrown Bourbon rule for republicanism after the Napoleonic Wars. The Council of Vienna gave permission to France to invade Spain and reestablish monarchy. Spanish colonies, which flanked the United States, have already gained independence or were in the process of doing so. The US was concerned that a monarchial Spain overrun by France may
They did not want republicanism to spread to their respective countries. America was concerned that the Holy Alliance might try and extend its influence into the west, especially after it created the Ukase Proclamation of 1821. This pact forbade shipping of any kind without Russian approval within one-hundred miles of the coast of the Northwest under penalty of ship confiscation. This negatively affected the trade of the United States and Great Britain, and caused the colonies to become more vulnerable. The Allience could easily reestablish monarchy in the Spanish or US colonies, for enforcements from other countries would be hard to come by. In response, America and Great Britain drafted the Monroe