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The Monroe Doctrine declares that European powers must not colonize or interfere with independent nations in the Americas

Year: 1823

Geographical Region(s): Atlantic World Caribbean Central America Latin America (entirety) North America South America 

Category: International Relations and Warfare

Associated Nation(s): United States

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(Maps & Images): President James Monroe
James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth (1817 - 1825) President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine. Monroe's Presidency was marked by a disappearance of partisan politics, after the politically charged War of 1812, and came to be known as the Era of Good Feelings. Monroe was a major politician of the era although the Democratic-Republican Party almost withered away during his presidency.