James Monroe Draws the Line for a Free World

1. What did President Monroe and John Quincy Adams worry that European countries might do to the new republics in South America?

2. Why did John Quincy Adams think America should not make a joint statement with Britain?

3. What did President Monroe announce to Congress on December 2, 1823?

4. How old was President Monroe when he faced this important decision, and what had he done as a young soldier?

5. Why did the European kings decide not to sail their warships to the Western Hemisphere even though America had no large army to stop them?