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Jean- Baptiste Charbonneau
Sacagawea gave birth to her son, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau during the trip that covered more than 4500 miles. -
Birth to son
Sacajawea gave birth to a baby boy only a few months before the expedition group was set to leave Fort Mandan. -
Storm
A storm made all of Sacagawea's valuable belongings fall off board but she saved them. -
Joining Expedition
Sacajawea and her husband joined the expedition as it left Fort Mandan. The group took small boats, called pirogues, up the Missouri River. -
Sacagawea became ill
While on the expedition, Sacagawea got an infection which caused her to have a very high fever. Clark helped save her life by giving her different kinds of medicine. -
Cameahwait
When the expedition team met up with a Shoshone Tribe to negotiate for horses to cross mountains, Sacagawea discovered that the Chief, Cameahwait was her brother. -
Beaverhead Rock
Sacagawea recognized a familiar rock on the expedition, that was where the home of her Shoshone Tribe was marked and got asked for help by the Expedition -
Winter Camp
Sacajawea suggested that the group cross to the south side of the Columbia River and that is where they set up their winter camp. -
Moving to St. Louis
William Clark invited Sacagawea to move to St.Louis. There she raised her daughter while William Clark enrolled her son in the St. Louis Academy. -
U.S. Mint Coin
A coin was issued in honor of Sacagawea by the U.S. Mint.