One purpose of the monroe doctrine in 1823 was to curb: a. asian expansion in south america b. russian expansion in north america c. british control over canada d. the ambitions of napoleon in latin america

Since Napoleon died in 1821. and Asia and Russia had no presence that could endanger the United states. The correct answer is C) British control over Canada. The west was still in the process of being colonized by the US, so they feared the expansion of British Canada in the west. Therefor they needed this doctrine to limit the colonial expansion of the foreign powers.

in 1859, brown and 21 of his followers attacked and occupied the federal arsenal in harper's ferry. their goal was to capture supplies and use them to arm a slave rebellion. brown was captured during the raid and later hanged, but not before becoming an anti-slavery icon. abolitionist and insurrectionist

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