American History I

Lesson 27 The Monroe Doctrine

1. How did the outcome of the War of 1812 affect the way Americans felt about
their country?
2. A series of revolutions in the 1810s led to independence for nations on what
continent?
3. In the early 1800s, which nation did the United States fear would take over
the Latin American republics?
4. In the 1820s, the United States was concerned about European ambitions in
the Americas because they feared that Europe wanted to where?
5. What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?
6. The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would not get involved in
what?
7. What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the US?
8. A provision of what treaty set the US-Canada border at the 49 th parallel?
9. A reason the US was able to acquire all of Florida in the Adams-Ons Treaty
was that it agreed to give up claims on what area?
10.What treaty allowed the United States and Spain to divide the remainder of
North America in 1819?
11.Why were Americans encouraged by the outcome of the War of 1812?
12.Why did Americans call the War of 1812 the Second War for Independence?
13.Why did the United States take a stronger stand in foreign affairs after the
War of 1812?
14.What shows that the United States was confident in its economy in 1816?
15.What happened in the Mediterranean that contributed to Americans sense of
nationalism following the War of 1812?
16.By the 1820s, almost all of Latin America was made up of what?
17.Which European nation supported the Monroe Doctrine?
18.How did Great Britain respond to the Monroe Doctrine?
19.What was the message the Monroe Doctrine sent to other nations?
20.How did Theodore Roosevelt use the Monroe Doctrine in the twentieth
century?
21.What did the Monroe Doctrine permit to remain in Latin America?
22.Why were European monarchs offended by the Monroe Doctrine?