“We owe it, therefore, to candor and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.” -James Monroe/John Quincy Adams
The quote above was issued by the American government and justified by the outcome of _________________.
A. The Quasi-War
B. The contested election of 1800
C. The French Revolution
D. The War of 1812