1. Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine
The Federal Government used manifest destiny to support expansion and believed the expansion was necessary to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. ... President James Polk negotiated a border along 54-50 parallel. ... President Monroe stated the doctrine in his State of the Union Address in 1823, which later was coined as the "Monroe Doctrine" in 1850. ... There was no threat of international intervention in this acquisition due to the Monroe Doctrine. ... By adding the internationally political aspect of the Monroe Doctrine to further drive its purpose, America succeeded in avoiding li...
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