Answer: What motives were behind the Monroe Doctrine? The Monroe Doctrine was drafted because the U.S. government was worried that European powers would encroach on the U.S. sphere of influence by carving out colonial territories in the Americas.
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Answer: B. Members of the Second Continental Congress
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The Congress met before this pamphlet, and made the Olive Branch Petition, Which was a not violent letter of grievances. After it’s publication, the war began, and the same body called for independence.