President James Monroe wrote the Monroe doctrine because fear existed that the European powers might try to restore their postions in Latin America, which had in general already obtained their independence. The message that he was trying to get across : The United States were not to tolerate European Countries to make new colonies or interfere with the new independent countries; likewise, the United States would not get involved with conflicts between European Powers.
The Three-Fifths Compromise was another very significant compromise during the Constitutional Convention. It had allotted the South to have more representation in the House by counting slaves as 3/5ths of a person.
<span>D. To support anti-communist rebel groups
The United States wanted to keep the communism from spreading to the other areas of the world. It supported the Contra rebels in Nicaragua because of its goal to fight against a regime that was influenced by the communists such as the Sandinistas.<span>
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D, FDR who wasn't speaking about the attack on Pearl Harbor
