James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States; he was also the last president to have the status of Founding father. He held the roles of secretary of war and secretary of state as well as the governor of Virginia.
During the first party system there was an unpleasant division between the Federal and democratic/republic parties.
one of Monroe’s primary goals was to get rid of the internal fighting by consolidating parties with hope of eliminating the party system all together.
His plan was composed of three main steps, the first step was to restore the federalist party, the second stage was to refuse any federalist token in his cabinet and the third and last step would be to help merge former federalist with the …show more content…
It has remained unchanged for two hundred years. Monroe first stated the idea during the seventh state of the union speech after the economic conditions in Spain allowed most of south American countries to declare their independence. This policy was the result of Napoleonic wars and the fear of European countries turning into monarchies.
The key concepts of the Monroe doctrine can be summarized by the first statement which says: “The occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United states are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European …show more content…
While in cartoon number 3 Cuba is portrayed as a native girl who has been unconfined from her weight chain representing Spain.
3)cartoons 4 and 5 date from 1898 shortly after the end of the Spanish American war. What symbols are used to represent the various nations involved in the unfolding drama of the American empire? How is the U.S represented in contrast to the other countries? What message do these cartoons give about the role and influence of the U.S. in the western hemisphere?
The United States Is represented as Uncle Sam who is portrayed as a hero to the rest of the countries in need of the involvement of the United States of America. Other countries like Cuba, Puerto rico, Philippines are portrayed as babies in need of assistance and attention from the United States of America.
4)In cartoon 6 from 1912 what statement is being made about the western hemisphere and U.S interest there? Monroe threw his hat into the circular ring of the western hemisphere representing he stands ready to take on any European nations if they tried to mess with Latin America colonies seeking