What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

Question

A A to protect the United States’ territory by setting

a boundary line at the 49th parallel

B B to protect the United States’ independence by

limiting European involvement in North and

South America

C C to protect the United States’ westward

expansion by agreeing to a boundary line in

the American Southwest

D D to protect the United States’ future by ensuring

that all European powers currently in North

America would leave

Answer 1

The purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was:

B to protect the United States’ independence by limiting European involvement in North and South America.

The Monroe Doctrine, announced by President James Monroe in 1823, stated that any attempted colonization or interference by European powers in the affairs of the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention. It aimed to prevent European powers from establishing new colonies or interfering with sovereign nations in the Western Hemisphere.