Vocabulary – John C. Fremont
Émigré
Noun
A French term for a person who migrated out of the country for political reasons during the French Revolution
Diplomat
Noun
a member or employee of a government who represents his or her country in dealings with other nations, especially by working in an embassy or consulate abroad
Appointed
Verb
Selected for an official position or job
Topographical Engineers
Noun
authorized on 4 July 1838, consisted only of officers and was used for mapping and the design and construction of federal civil works such as lighthouses and other coastal fortifications and navigational routes.
Surveyed
Verb
to make a detailed map of an area of land, including its boundaries, area, and elevation, using geometry and trigonometry to measure angles and distances
Pathfinder
Noun
a discoverer of a route, especially through unmapped territories or uncharted areas of knowledge
Opposition
Noun
a disapproving attitude toward something and a wish to prevent it, or action taken to show disapproval of and prevent something
Fledgling
Adjective
Young and inexperienced – new
July 13, 1890: John C. Fremont Dies
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