<span>The Monroe
Doctrine, in defending the rights of the emancipated and free colonies
of the entire American continent, was showing a position of support and
of "elder brother" of the rest of the new countries of America. In
defending the independent colonies, in front of the European and
colonial powers, the doctrine gave citizens a sense of the country's
strength, of great stability and of having sufficient capacity to face
the empires of Europe. <span>In addition to feeling a
confidence and security that his country, not only protected the
Americans, but helped the new nations that emerged, giving an optimistic
and encouraging to citizens.</span></span>
<span>On January 25, 1787, Daniel Shays and his insurrectionists confronted a Massachusetts state militia force outside the Springfield armory. Shays’ Rebellion had begun in the summer of 1786, when Shays, a former Continental Army captain, and other western Massachusetts veterans and farmers formed an insurrection against the government for failing to address their economic grievances. Upon the confrontation at the Springfield armory, the state militia forced Shays and his followers to retreat to Worcester County, where they would be dispersed on February 4, leading to the end of the rebellion.</span>
Exclusive jurisdiction is when only a single court, or a type of court, has jurisdiction over the matter in question. An easy example for this is that the United States District Courts have exclusive jurisdiction in cases of bankruptcy, or that the Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction on reviewing other courts' decisions.
