Question

our policy in regard to europe... remains the same, which is, not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers;... to cultivate friendly relations with it and to preserve those relations by a frank, firm, and manly policy.... it is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can anyone believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord.... if we look to the comparative strength and resources of spain and those new governments, and their distance from each other, it must be obvious that she can never subdue them. it is still the true policy of the united states to leave the parties to themselves, in hope that other powers will pursue the same course. president james monroe, december 2, 1823 which of these would monroe most likely be referring to with the phrase our southern brethren? a cuba b texas c mexico d georgia

Explanation:

In 1823, when President James Monroe made this statement, the context was related to the newly independent countries in Latin America. Cuba was still a Spanish colony at that time. Texas was a region with complex political - territorial issues (not an independent country in the sense of the Monroe Doctrine's focus on new independent states). Georgia is a state within the United States. Mexico had gained its independence from Spain in 1821, and the Monroe Doctrine was concerned with the political systems of the newly independent countries in the Americas (especially in the Western Hemisphere) and the threat of European (especially the "allied powers" like the Holy Alliance) interference.

Answer:

C. Mexico