What was the main reason President Monroe made the following statement? "The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European Power."

-President James Monroe, message to Congress, 1823

To strengthen political alliances with European allies

To address European competition for natural resources

To increase U. S. military readiness for European expansionism

To prevent European intervention in countries near the United States

To prevent European intervention in countries near the United States.

Explanation:

The last option is the correct one as the Monroe's doctrine addressed the European imperialism on the American continent.

He wanted to prevent further European involvement in the affairs of American continent.

All other options are not related, because he didn't wanted to strengthen ties with Europe, especially he believed in isolationism.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

i think that it would be tenth of the first