Topic 2C: Monroe & Foreign Policy
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Nationalism was a priority for the growing US
after the War of 1812
The Federalists had opposed the War of 1812.
After the war, they became so unpopular that
they disappeared!
James Monroe was elected president in 1816.
New political parties would come soon, but for a
while, everyone was a Republican. This is called
The Era of Good Feelings. Without opposition,
Monroe got a lot done!
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President Monroe
signed a treaty with
Britain to jointly occupy
the Oregon Territory.
This would keep Russia
and Spain out!
It would also give the
US a claim on the
Pacific Coast.
NATIONALISM SHAPES
FOREIGN POLICY
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Relations with Spain (1817Florida belonged to Spain)
United States sent Andrew
Jackson and a small army down
to the Georgia-Florida border to
stop the Indian & outlaw raids
Jackson is NOT supposed to
attack the Spanish…. So, he
invaded Florida.
Adams-Onis Treaty (1819):
Spain gave up Florida for $5
million and a US promise to stay
out of Texas 
What is the main idea of this political cartoon?
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Other European powers
were planning to
(re)take their colonies
in the Caribbean and
Latin America. In his
1823 address to
Congress, Monroe
made it clear to Europe:
Don’t mess with the
Western Hemisphere
(The Monroe Doctrine)
The American
continents should
not be considered
for future
colonization by
any European
powers.
Monroe
Doctrine
The US would see any
attempt by Europe to
take any country in the
Western Hemisphere
as a threat to its own
peace and safety
Nations in the
Western
Hemisphere were
just different from
nations in Europe,
(republics, not
monarchies).
The United States would
not interfere in
European affairs.