Question

Source 1



1oppressing: dominating

2parties: other countries in North and South America

Source 2



Multiple Choice Question

Using Source 1,which statement best explains how the Monroe Doctrine encouraged the territorial changes shown in Source 2?

A. 

It promoted hostile relations between Great Britain and the United States.

B. 

It allowed the United States to gain Texas from Mexico.

C. 

It discouraged European powers from further colonizing the Western Hemisphere.

D. 

It called for the forceful seizure of Florida from Spanish control.

Answer 1

Based on Source 1, the statement that best explains how the Monroe Doctrine encouraged the territorial changes shown in Source 2 is:

C. It discouraged European powers from further colonizing the Western Hemisphere.

The Monroe Doctrine was a key policy that asserted the Western Hemisphere was off-limits to new European colonization, which allowed the United States to expand its influence and territorial claims in the Americas without European interference.