Monroe Doctrine

Monroe Doctrine

:Foreign policy

By John Zehr

The Monroe Doctrine

Take a look at the image here!

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What do you think is happening? Do you know recognize the map the guys are standing on?​

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Open Ended

Q. Finish the sentence starters based on the image. 1) In this cartoon, I see . . .

2) Because I see this, I think that the Monroe Doctrine was about . . .

The Monroe Doctrine was named after James Monroe the 5th President of the U.S.

​It was a warning to European nations not to interfere in the Americas

The Monroe Doctrine

What was The Monroe Doctrine?

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Basically the United States was marking the Western Hemisphere as only theirs to influence!!

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Here's a map of what the Western Hemisphere is again

Multiple Choice

Q. 

What is the name of the policy by the U.S. to stop European countries from attempting to recolonize territory in the Western Hemisphere?

• Madison Doctrine

• Jefferson Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Jackson Doctrine

Multiple Choice

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What did the Monroe Doctrine do?

• Announced that the U.S. would isolate from all world affairs.

• Announced that the U.S. would intervene in European involvement in the Western Hemisphere.

• Announced that the U.S. would work with European powers colonizing the Americas.

The Missouri Compromise: National Conflict

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As a class come up with a few examples of some rivalries.

These states argued that the whole nation should work more as one and should all abide by the same core. They had slavery outlawed but still traded with southern states.

Northern Nationalist States

These states sought to maintain slavery and argued that it should be protected by the individual States rights. They also often opposed the national government.

​Southern Sectionalist States

The RIVALRY

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In order to try and keep the balance of power in government between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was made to keep things from tipping in one direction or another.

Open Ended

What problem do you see with this compromise? Does slavery grow or weaken?

Multiple Choice

What section of the United States wanted to make most every decision state by state?

• The Northern States

• The Eastern States

• The Southern States

• The Western States

Multiple Choice

Why was the Missouri Compromise made

• To increase the power the government had

• To make sure the balance of free states to slave states was kept

• To give the Northern States the power to get rid of slavery

• To ensure the rights of the people were limited