chapter 18 section 1 critical thinking 5

In the following passage, how does Indiana senator Albert J Beveridge explain the need for the US to acquire new territories?
“Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours…we will establish trading posts throughout the world as distributing points for American products…great colonies governing themselves, flying our flag and trading with us, will grow about our posts of trade.”

Albert J Beveridge sees the US’s purpose for acquiring new territories as a way to trade even further with the world. He sees it as a way to spread the thoughts and ideas of the country of America. the people of the world will recognize the unted states as a global power and wil respect the flying o f our flag. anothe point that Beveridge might have made ws with the trade of the world being ours. he thinks thar if the United States expands its territories and its reign over other areas, then the world will trade with us. the world will buy products made from the United States and use them to theri own advantage. the US will expand even more and grow to become a great trade power of the world.