sentences:  They knew that the President of the United States wielded very little power at the time, particularly without the backing of the British forces, and figured that the Monroe Doctrine was unenforceable if the United States stood alone against the Holy Alliance.While they appreciated and praised their support in the north, they knew that the future of their independence was in the hands of the British and their powerful navy.In 1826, Bolivar called upon his Congress of Panama to host the first "Pan-American" meeting.