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The belief that America should expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny?
He was president during the Mexican war.
Who is James K. Polk?
James Smithson wanted his institution to increase and diffuse what among men?
What is knowledge?
At 2200 feet wide, this is the largest of the falls at Niagara.
What is Horeshoe Falls?
He painted the birds for "Birds of America".
Who is John James Audubon?
The country that the US debated with regarding Oregon country.
What is Great Britain?
The legacy of this man is honored with a statue in the US Capitol?
Who is Marcus Whitman?
These original components included an art gallery, a lecture hall, a library, a chemical lab, a natural history lab, and a science museum.
What are the components of the Smithsonian Insititute?
The man that crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
Who is Charles Blondin?
Ironically, the first city to reproduce and sell "Birds of America".
What is London?