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1823 Dec 2 |
President Monroe, replying to the 1816 pronouncements of the Holy Alliance, proclaimed the principles known as the Monroe Doctrine, "that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by European powers." His doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere insured that American influence in the Western hemisphere remain unquestioned. Former US Pres. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) helped Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine. Links: USA, Virginia, JeffersonT, MonroeJ 
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1825 Apr |
The Marquis de Lafayette visited Natchez, Miss., during the second and final year of a tour made at the invitation of President James Monroe and the US Congress. During those two years, Lafayette stopped at 320 cities and towns in the 24 states then in the union. Links: USA, Mississippi, MonroeJ
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