Show spanish colonies revolt caused monroe doctrine in the days of president monroe the there rc was considerable apprehension that european interests mig might so interfere with south american states as to menace the security of the U S so monroe declared that in the american continents any attempt to exploit any territory for european colonization would be held an unfriendly f act spain was the country directly concerned because of the south american spanish colonies that had revolted it was feared that spain might transfer her claims to a stronger power so the monroe doctrine has come to mean that europe must never interfere in the continents of north and south america |