The Monroe Doctrine Held That

question 35

Multiple Choice

The Monroe Doctrine held that

• A)Spain must cede Florida and recognize the Louisiana Purchase.
• B)the pan-Indian movement would henceforth be intolerable and would be subdued by force if necessary.
• C)the American continents were off limits for colonization for any European power.
• D)if the British agreed to disarm on the Great Lakes,that the U.S.would reciprocate.

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