Question

Based on the overall passage, how do you think Jefferson wanted Monroe to respond to the British offer of a joint statement to stop other countries from colonizing the Americas?

Answer 1

Answer:

He wanted Monroe to accept it

Explanation:

The Monroe Doctrine was drafted and planned because the U.S. government was concerned about the European powers and their desire to encroach on the U.S. sphere of influence by mapping out some colonial territories in the Americas.

The doctrine was post reaction to concerns in both the United States and in Britain that the continental super powers would try to restore Spain’s former colonies, in Latin America, many of which had turn into newly independent countries. The United States was also worried about Russia’s territorial aspirations in the northwest region of North America. As a result of all these, George Canning, the then British foreign minister, recommended a joint U.S.-British declaration forbidding future colonization in Latin America.