LAD#10 Monroe Doctrine

December 2, 1823:
In his introduction of the Monroe Doctrine, James Monroe states that the United States will not be subject to be colonized by any European powers from then on. He refers back to an effort that was being made to improve the condition of the people of Spain and Portugal which was not working as well as it had been anticipated. The United States has decided that for any country that has been officially acknowledged of their independence, they will not try to oppress them. Specifically, in the Government of Spain, the United States decided to remain neutral and they will stick to their neutrality unless rights are being violated. The events that have occurred in Spain and Portugal lately show that Europe is still unsettled. The United States will never take part in the wars that go on in Europe because it goes against our policies.  The United States has decided to "not interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers," to keep friendly relationships with those countries and to maintain their relationships with those countries. The new governments in Spain and Portugal may try to expand their political ideologies to other nations, but this would only bring harm. The United States will just leave the governments to themselves to deal out the struggles and hope that other nations decide against getting involved as well.
James Monroe probably choses to hold this view to show that he does not want the United States to be interfered with. During this "Era of Good Feelings" that took place, the United States had a new sense of strong nationalism. Monroe did not want his country to be victimized or interfered with by other countries, which is why he chose to not get involved with the conflicts occurring in Europe.