State Capital: The capital city of the state. State Size: The area of the state, both total (land + water) and land only. Number of Counties: The number of counties for each state. Time Zone: List the time zone(s) of each state. Some states extends to more than one time zone...
driven by the ideology of Manifest Destiny—the belief that the nation was destined to expand across the continent. Key events included the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the annexation of Texas (1845), and the Oregon Trail migrations. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 spurred further wes...