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Shoshone Tribe - Sacagawea is born
Sacagawea is born into a family of 5 in the Shoshone Tribe which is now Idaho (pg. 5) -
Specialized Vocabulary
Tipi - a tent made of cloth or animal skins used by American Indians.
Shoshone - a member of an American Indian tribe.
Captured - to take of kidnap someone.
Translator - a person who translates one language to another language.
Illness - to get VERY sick from a virus/bacteria/germs. -
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Sacagawea's Life
After Sacagawea was captured, she was found by Lewis and Clark. She signed an agree meant to partiscipate in the expedition as a translator. After a year and a half after the expedition, she died not long after, leaving her son to be adopted by Clark. Sacagawea was a woman who followed the Lewis and Clark expedition when she was only 15 years old, they met new people and earned a great deal of money. -
(ME) Shoshone Tribe - Sacagawea Captured
The Minitatree Indians attack the Shoshone Tribe and capture Sacagawea and her best friend. Her friend escapes, but she does not. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana's purchase doubles the country's size. -
(ME) Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark (hosts of the Lewis and Clark expedition) and the Corps of Discovery go out to discover new land with their Shoshone translator, Sacagawea. -
(CE) Expedition and Death
[Expedition] Sacagawea and her husband Charbonneau traveled with Lewis and Clark as part of the L&C expedition. They met many new people, Sacagawea got to reunite with her brother, and they and up being rich by then time the expedition ended. -
(I) Sacagawea's Life
After Sacagawea was captured, she was forced to marry Charbonneau, a fur trader. A couple of years later, Sacagawea found two men who were looking for a native translator called Lewis and Clark. The men offered Sacagawea a great deal of money, and she took the deal right away because of financial problems. After a year and a half, she was well known across America as "Bird Woman", the woman who helped America find land. Unfortunately, she died not long after. -
(ME) Fort Mandan - Pomp is born
During the expedition, Sacagawea gave birth to her son Jean Baptise Charbonneau (also known as Pomp). -
(ME) Shoshone Tribe - Family Reunion
On August 13, 1805 Lewis and Clark saw a Shoshone woman. They confronted her, and she brought them to her village. Sacagawea reunited with her brother (who was the chief of the tribe). However, they had to continue their journey. -
Fort Clatsop is built
To survive through the harsh winter, everyone who was participating in the Lewis and Clark expedition built a strong Fort. It was called Fort Clatsop. -
South Dakota - Death
In December 20, 1812, Sacagawea was at the trading post with her husband, when she died of her putrid fever. She had just recently given birth to her daughter Lisette. She was only 25. -
(CE) Adoption
Unfortunately, Sacagawea died from a putrid fever illness that she had possibly suffered through her life at the age of 25. Clark (from the expedition) ended up adopting Pomp and Sacagawea's newly born daughter, Lisette. -
(ME, MD) America - In Honor Of Sacagawea
To honor Sacagawea's bravery and intelligence, the US issued a dollar coin with Sacagawea and her baby on it. It was called the golden dollar and was worth $1.50. -
(WE) Expansion
With the help of Sacagawea, the Lewis and Clark expedition allowed South America to expand. Without Sacagawea, this expansion would've never happened.
