Your assignment is to review these materials and then construct an argument through use of the historical evidence. You should cite material in both the primary and secondary sources as you make your argument.
The topic for your paper is the Monroe Doctrine. You will read statements by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, British Foreign Secretary George Canning, former president Thomas Jefferson, the Monroe Doctrine declaration itself and other primary materials. You will also read two articles by prominent historians that interpret the Monroe Doctrine much differently.