June 8, 2009
Question # 1
Hello everyone, yes, I am James Monroe, one of the most
notable and famous historical American figure. I am the 6th
official president of the United States of America, who is well
known for the Monroe Doctrine. I illustrated
and delivered that drove the European nations out from their
attempts of further reinforcing their country’s army and
economy. I was born on the year April 28th1758, in a small
woody populated area called: Westmoreland county. I was
born to Spence Monroe (My Father), who had owned a fine
estate for working as a planter close by to our house. Eliza
Jones Monroe (My Mother), was an adorable lady whom I
loved and cared for dearly along with my siblings and my
father. My parents were branched down from Scottish and
Welsh ancestors. I was born into an average working middle
class family. I am married to a women called: Elizabeth
Kortright, as we had three children, named: Eiza Kortright
Monroe, James Spence Monroe, and Maria Hester Monroe.
As a young boy, I was strongly influenced to give respect for
my country - the events that were occurring during my
childhood lifetime such as the deadly and perilous
revolutionary war that took place. At that period of time,
different thoughts that I had were revolving around me and it
certainly could not be explained in a one paragraph
statement. Often, the peers and students acknowledged me in
my school. In addition, I had depth in understanding the
mathematical concepts that were covered in class and Latin
was one of the languages I had learned to speak comfortably
in the school of Campbell town Academy. This school was
located in an area throughout the region Washington Parish.
Starting from a young age- eleven through sixteen, I received
good education until I joined the continental army as a soldier
under the command of George Washington. I later became a
student under Thomas Jefferson and studied Law. As an
adult, I was later elected as the minister of France and later
became the U.S senate. He was elected as president 2
consecutive times in a row, both in 1816 and in 1820 and also
served as the governor of Virginia 1799 - 1802 as he also
served as a diplomat. James Monroe, serves as an
undoubtedly significant figure for the result that had saved the
United States of America in positioning itself as a strong
nation for it has set a solid boundary to event prevent the
greatest empires of European nations to further colonize the
lands of Latin America.
Question #2: My historical question that I was to research
was: Question: What were some of the important impacts and the
significance of the Monroe Doctrine? This question interested me in
a lot of ways.
First, this particular question was brought up because I personally
thought that by explaining the causes/ crucial impacts that the
Monroe doctrine had brought, I believed that some of the reasons of
how the biggest ruling nations that once dominated Europe became
a completely changed nation that would look upon the United States
of America who were once lacking power to a lot of the nations that
were known across Europe. The other fact that I chose this question
was that I thought the Monroe doctrine had changed the United
States of America into a whole different nation dating to timeline
back in the 19th, 20th century as well as the present day 21st century.
I believe the Monroe doctrine played a major role that prevented
some nations to rule Latin America and the United States of
America. The impacts of the Monroe doctrine also answered some
of the most crucial questions in history, and of how many different
political figures of the U.S used the Monroe doctrine to change
dangerous events from occurring. By answering this type of
question, the facts of how parts of the globe (mainly Europe, the
Americas), and how many countries changed because of this single
doctrine can be revealed.
(In what cases was the doctrine used by other political figures of
the United States of America in certain events in the past - present?)
Question #3:
My point of view on the Monroe Doctrine, is that the
doctrine was the most prominent “cure” that saved the
nations of the Americas including the United States of
America from the dominant rule of the most powerful
European nations gathered at that period of time. Although
there were discordant political bodies that had feared the
Monroe Doctrine would cause divisive acts from the
standpoint view of the Americas concerning its limited
power when the speech was made, it is interesting of how the
big globalized nations had backed up away from writings in
the document. The Doctrine was mainly issued to the
Russians at that period of time who were trying expanding its
fecund trading ties with the Latin American countries.
During that period of time, nations such as Spain were also
high in seeking to regain their lost colonies in Latin America.
As United States of America were falling into concerns
leading to big concerns of going into war with some of the
most powerful nations during the time, the Monroe doctrine
was to be issued as it proved that with Britain backing up the
Americas with the great Royal navy ships, this certainly
interdicted the European nations from disturbing the
recovering lands of the Americas.
Although the British navy ships had wanted to keep its
strong ties economically with the countries in of Latin
America, John Quincy Adams came into play as he put the
question to allying with Britain to an end. The Monroe
doctrine really came into effect after the navy built to assure
that Latin Americas was to be well protected by the United
States of America. However, the immediate causes came into
affect as the European nations were backed off despite the
power that a nation such as Spain and Russia did not go with
their plans- to strengthen their basis economically, and to
capture the Americas, which was their long-term plan. The
colonies in the Americas saw the U.S as a withstanding
nation who they heavily relied on to shield them acting like a
host nation with its standing army. The Monroe doctrine
along with John Quincy Adams in this case, Quincy Adams
had made a smart but a risky decision when stated that the
United States of America was not strongly tie with the
British because of its hostility interests in the Western
Hemisphere. The Latin Americas were one body, as the U.S
and James Monroe strongly believed if one Latin America
nations were attacked, the start of a war would begin. The
Monroe doctrine had later been used to prevent colonization
of the Latin America states, as Theodore Roosevelt had
warned the British to keep their hands off Venezuela as if the
Venezuela was harmed in any way, it would provoke war.
President Kennedy, in 1962 had also played a role in
introducing the Monroe doctrine- using it for justification to
immediately warn Russia that a war would be declared if the
stationed missiles were not removed from Cuba. From this,
the Monroe doctrine was issued to keep other nations from
harming Latin America States, and has a major impact on the
World today for saving the nations of America from the
Europeans as the doctrine will be issued to save the lands of
the Americas from other nations in the future. The Monroe
Doctrine was the “cure” to the great living nation as it lives
on to be the most powerful nation in the world.
Question #4:
I solved this question, by going through various primary
sources and pictures that described the events that were
taking place at certain period of times when conflicts arose
between the European and the American nations. Sources
such as maps, came in handy because it had illustrated the
different situations the naval army forces were in at different
times. I have used primary sources such as biographies and
maps that informed me what the relations between the
different Latin American and the European countries had
had. Secondary sources such as images and information
articles were also used in my research paper, but I was not
heavily dependent on it.
(Refutation)
The Monroe Doctrine has been considered to be a immediate
random act that was proposed during the 1800s, but strong
results show us that not all of the doctrine was issued to
show the immediate- cause/effect deals. The Monroe
doctrine is still in existence in the long run that changed
many outcomes of different events in history.