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Lewis and Clark Vocab

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  1. explorer
    someone who travels to unknown regions to make discoveries
    They both were entranced by the voyages of such famous explorers as Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, and Ferdinand Magellan, and in 1795, they became the charter subscribers to the National Geographic Magazine.
  2. postmaster
    the person in charge of an office for mail delivery
    To his surprise (and the dismay of the Congressional Human Resources Director who had to pay salary and benefits for the leader), Jefferson discovered that both resumes had arrived at the same moment and the White House Postmaster could not recall
  3. tract
    an extended area of land
    It wasn't until 1803, when Thomas Jefferson saw an intriguingly brief posting by Napoleon Bonaparte on Craig's List for a large tract of land:

    For Sale: Louisiane, a tract of land in the middle of the North America.
Created on Thu Jun 16 15:06:38 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Jun 16 15:10:34 EDT 2011)

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