His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And ...

The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land ...

U.S. expansionist goals historically stem from the concept of “Manifest Destiny,” which ... which included what are now three states. President James Polk won his 1844 election using the ...

President Donald Trump has refused to rule out military coercion to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, and he suggested ...

The rationale marked America's belief in itself as exceptional — as a republic and not a monarchy — destined to expand Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free ...

James K. Polk, the original "dark horse" candidate, laid out his foreign policy and domestic aims early, achieved them in one term and then declined to run again. Billed as the "Manifest Destiny ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said the United States would be a nation that “expands its territory” and referenced the pursuit of “Manifest Destiny into the stars ...

(President James K Polk 1860 (Photo by ... One hundred and eighty years after Manifest Destiny had its vogue, Trump is back with a new version that goes north and south rather than east to ...