A. U.S. Efforts to establish their own colonies overseas
B. U.S. renewal of existing trade agreements and military alliances
C. U.S. interest in protecting the americans from further colonialism
D. U.S. withdrawal from international affairs and neutrally in foreign wars
The Monroe Doctrine was a significant statement of American foreign policy. In President James Monroe 's seventh State of the Union address, he made it clear that America would not allow European colonies to further colonize in the Americas or interfere with independent states.
