When the war ended, the U.S. had acquired over 500,000 sq. miles of new land, including Texas and the Mexican territories that would eventually become the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico ...

Manifest Destiny is a philosophy that originated in the 19th century. It is the idea that the U.S. is destined to expand its territories and ideals across the North American continent, and that ...

You can see that name used on old maps, ... “which has a beautiful ring — that covers a lot of territory. ... Trump seems to be outlining a new MAGA Manifest Destiny.