Annotated Bibliography "American President: James Monroe." Millercenter.org. University of Virginia. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://millercenter.org/president/monroe>.

This is a general context source about James Monroe. It will be useful if we need any information about his life, or his presidency. It is not a large article, and much of the information is presented in bullet form. This is reliable because it is on a professional website written by the University of Virginia. "Expasion and Growth." Www.nationalatlas.gov. The United States Government. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/history/a_expansion.html>. Although this source is not directly on the Monroe Doctrine, it provides excellent background information on the time period. It also details the foreign policy history up to the Monroe Doctrine, which was incredibly useful when creating a timeline of foreign policy events of the United States prior to the Monroe Doctrine. Hart, Albert B. The Monroe Doctrine: An Interpretation. Norwood: Norwood, 1916. Google. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://books.google.com/books? hl=en&lr=&id=ugYXAAAAYAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=Monroe+Doctrine&ot s=U6ECL4MhXu&sig=Bxwuxf802EN0kffIKFJTN1SCdGc#v=onepage&q=Mon roe%20Doctrine&f=false>. This is a fascinating book by a professor of Political Science at Harvard on the Monroe Doctrine. Not only does he define the Monroe Doctrine, but also he discusses how it effected Latin American nations, and how it helped move forward the idea of Manifest Destiny. Although it was published nearly 100 years

ago, the source is still relevant because our research mainly focuses on the 19th century. "James K Polk." Www.whitehouse.gov. United States Government. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jamespolk>. This gives a little bit of insight into Polk's foreign policy. Although Polk is not the focus of my research, by having some insight into his foreign policy, I can better determine how the Monroe Doctrine effected foreign policy. It's from the US government, so it's a reliable source. "James Monroe." Whitehouse.gov. The White House. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. <http:// www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jamesmonroe>. This source is not mainly focused on the Monroe doctrine, it is focused on the presidency of James Monroe. This is useful because it helps us understand the causes and effects of the Monroe doctrine. This is a reliable source because it is from the white house. Jefferson, Thomas. "To the President of the United States." Letter to President James Monroe. 24 Oct. 1823. MS. Monticello, Virginia. Thomas Jeffesron wrote this letter to President Monroe to offer him foreign policy advice about what to do about the situation of European powers becoming more prevalent in America. This source was useful for describing the background context of the Monroe Doctrine, as well as for getting a useful quotation. "Manifest Destiny vs Native American Culture." Hubpages.com. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://somethgblue.hubpages.com/hub/Manifest-Destiny-vs-Native-AmericanCulture>.

This source is perfect for discussing the effects of the Monroe Doctrine. It talks about how the Monroe Doctrine effected understandings of Manifest Destiny, and how that directly effected Native American culture. It is exactly what I was looking for. Although it is not from a historical wesbite, it is well-written, and the author cited any sources that he used to get his information. "Milestones: 1801-1829." History.state.gov. United States Department of State. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829>. This is a document is about the presidency of James Monroe and how the doctrine was developed. We can use this document to further understand what led to the monroe doctrine and what it caused. This is a reliable source because it is written by the U.S Department of State on a government website. "Monroe Doctrine 1823." Thenagain.info. 14 Oct. 1997. Web. 14 May 2012. <http:// www.thenagain.info/webchron/usa/mondoc.html>. This is an excellent general source on the Monroe Doctrine. It is particularly helpful for explaining the outcomes of the Monroe Doctrine, especially in domestic politics. It is from a reliable database, so the information is trustworthy. "Monroe Doctrine (American History)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Web. 7 May 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/390243/Monroe-Doctrine>. This source requires an account to the website, but we had access to a link that allowed us to use the document. This is an overall summary of the Monroe Doctrine and is one of the documents that helped us form our argument. It is reliable because it is a published encyclopedia. "The Monroe Doctrine: Origin & Early American Foreign Policy." EDISTEment.neh.gov.

National Endowment for the Humanities. Web. 7 May 2012. <http:// edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/monroe-doctrine-origin-and-early-americanforeign-policy>. This source is an excellent source for discussing the general time of the Monroe Doctrine. It discusses how the origins of the doctrine, and also some of the foreign policy before the Monroe Doctrine. A timeline that is used in this source is extremely reliable. It is extremely reliable because it is a government website who published this extensive document. Monroe, James. "Monroe Seeks Foreign Policy Advice." Letter to Thomas Jefferson. 17 Oct. 1823. Library of Congress. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mcc&fileName=082/page.db&recNum=0&itemLink=r? ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/082))>. In this letter from James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, there are some good quotations we can include in our paper. It will be more useful for the first part of our paper, especially when we are laying out the background on the Monroe Doctrine. It is a reliable source, being written by James Monroe, and being perserved by the Library of Congress. Monroe, James. Transcript of the Monroe Doctrine. 2 Dec. 1823. Speech. Library of Congress, Washington, DC. The actual speech of what became known as the "Monroe doctrine" has been extremely useful to my research. Aside from providing quotations that I can use to justify my argument, this source is chalk full of ideas about US foreign policy that I had no idea about. It's extremely reliable because it's the document that my

whole research is based off. Nosotro, Rit. Consequences of Monroe Doctrine. Comparitive Essay. This source is good for just overall information. We can use it for details, it is just a standard source. It also has good information. It is extremely reliable because it is a government website who published this extensive document. "Our Documents-Monroe Doctrine." Ourdocuments.gov. United States Government. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php? flash=true&doc=23>. This source is an extremely useful and reliable source straight from the US government. It gives several specific examples of how the Monroe doctrine was used to support specific instances of Americans invoking the Monroe doctrine. It also shows how strong the US had become since its founding. Although the US government will obviously want to present the US in a favorable light, this source is not written in nationalist and zealous language, so it is a reliable source. Perkins, Dexter. The Monroe Doctrine 1826-1867. Glouster, Massachusetts: Johns Hopkins. Print. This book source is perfect for discussing the effects of the Monroe Doctrine. It discusses many of the specific effects of the Doctrine in the mid 19th century. Being published from a major publisher, this source is extremely reliable. "Polk Affirms the Monroe Doctrine." History.com. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http:// www.history.com/this-day-in-history/polk-affirms-monroe-doctrine>. This source discusses how Polk interpreted the Monroe doctrine to be more of a violent justification for American expansion. It offers facts and interesting

commentary on this subject. Being from History.com, a major hisotry website, it's extremely reliable. "Primary Documents in American History." Library of Congress. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. This source is not full of information, but it provides us with links to other documents that go further into the developments and causes of the Monroe Doctrine. We will be able to use this source to understand the causes and developments of the doctrine much more easily. It is a reliable source because it is a government website. "Realism and Idealism-The Monroe Doctrine." Americanforeignrelations.com. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://www.americanforeignrelations.com/O-W/Realism-andIdealism-The-monroe-doctrine.html>. This fascinating article discusses how two different groups of people view the Monroe Doctrine. This article uses some generalization reasoning to discuss how many administrations have viewed and uses the Monroe Doctrine. It is wellwritten, and a reasonably reliable source. "World Affairs, 1823." U-s-history.com. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://www.u-shistory.com/pages/h255.html>. This electronic resource is one of my best resources. It alludes to several speeches, which I will use as primary sources. It gives much more factual and analytic information than any other source, including talking about the roots of the Monroe Doctrine, and giving more detailed information about the effects of the doctrine. It is from a well respected website, so the information is reliable. Also, much of the website's information lines up with what I've gotten from

extremely reliable sources (eg. the US government), so I know it's trustworthy.