Some governments want to challenge President Trump, some want to emulate him. But most just want to stay out of his way.

President Donald Trump has made comments about making four different regions American territory. How does correlate with ...

James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States serving from 1845 to 1849. The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation ...

Are Donald Trump’s threats against Panama and Greenland serious or just grandiose bluster? As an historian, I take their ...

When John Winthrop led the first wave of settlers to New England he gave a sermon to his fellow Puritans, speaking of America ...

Each time Trump hints at taking over a territory, he taps into an American myth synonymous with violence and self-righteous entitlement: Manifest ... Invention of the United States 1607–1876 ...

Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the specter of annexing Canada since his inauguration to a second term as president. The ...

“The United States will once again consider itself a growing ... It appears Trump’s evocation of “manifest destiny” in his ...

Florida became a state in 1845. During this period, the United States pursued territorial expansion as part of “manifest destiny,” the idea that Americans were destined to extend their nation.

James Knox Polk, eleventh President of the United States serving from 1845 to 1849. The term manifest destiny was coined by journalist John O'Sullivan that year in an essay praising the annexation of ...