The Monroe Doctrine's main ideas were drafted largely by Monroe's secretary of state. Who was he?

A message to Congress warned Europe not to interfere with newly independent Latin American republics. What U.S. policy did that message announce?

After the War of 1812, the United States and Britain agreed in 1817 to limit warships on the Great Lakes. What was this agreement called?

A 1795 treaty with Spain let Americans use the Mississippi River and store goods at New Orleans. Which treaty was it?

What policy said the United States would avoid European political affairs while opposing new European colonial expansion in the Western Hemisphere?

In 1819, Spain gave Florida to the United States and the two nations agreed on a western border. Which treaty did this?

What doctrine told European powers that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to future colonization?

Washington refused to take sides when Britain and France went to war in 1793. Which course did he choose?

Washington's Farewell Address gave the nation advice about dealing with Europe. Which foreign-policy course did it support?

In 1794, Washington sent John Jay to London to settle disputes with Britain. What did Jay's Treaty achieve?

Jefferson's 1807 Embargo Act stopped American ships from sailing to foreign ports to pressure Britain and France. What was its main result?

Madison sent Congress a message listing British impressment of sailors and trade restrictions. Which foreign-policy choice followed?

Many Spanish colonies in Latin America had declared independence by 1823. What concern helped lead to Monroe's warning?

Britain proposed a joint U.S.-British warning against European intervention in Latin America. Why did John Quincy Adams urge Monroe to turn it down?

Which treaty ended the War of 1812 and left borders as they had been before the war?

In 1821, one European power claimed much of North America's northwest coast and banned foreign ships near it, which worried Monroe's cabinet. Which power was it?

The United States claimed a special interest in the Western Hemisphere even though it had limited military power. What did this claim signal?

The Monroe Doctrine opposed new European colonies but left existing ones alone. Which of these could Spain keep as a colony under this policy?

Why did the Monroe Doctrine later become important for U.S.-Latin America relations?

What did the Monroe Doctrine's no-new-colonies warning show about U.S. national confidence after the War of 1812?