The Monroe doctrine was written in 1823 as an annual message to congress. The doctrine stated many things and was the major backbone for American foreign policy for almost a century. The Monroe doctrine had three main talking points. For one it stated that the United states would oppose any European powers that that tried to colonize any of the Americas as their own. Secondly the doctrine stated that the United states would leave European affairs to the Europeans and stay out of any wars or political banter between them. Thirdly it stated that European powers would not impose their power and control over the newly created independent states in Latin America. the creation of the Monroe doctrine was mostly attributed to the fear that Spain would