HIST-0028 Lecture Notes - Monroe Doctrine, Pax Britannica, George Canning
Document Summary
President james monroe and the monroe doctrine. Still indirectly falling out of the napoleonic area. People still don"t see the us as a dominant power but power is shifting. We do not accept any further colonization in the western hemisphere. Still a fairly bold statement for the united states at this time. Dragged into a british sphere of influence. Series of uprisings make spanish rule look weak. Revolutionary actions in europe have a bad reputation. By supporting spain, it might pay some dividends to louis the. France could assert its prerogatives in the new world, show its a major player again. Spanish holdings are catholic, americans are mostly protestant. Protestants skeptical of what they could accomplish as catholics. Lowers spanish territories in mind of americans. I wish well for their cause, but i do not see any prospect that they will establish a free government blah blah something like that.
