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Sacagawea's Life
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Sacagawea was born
Sacagawea was born in 1788 into the Shoshone tribe. She was born in the state of Idaho. -
Sacagawea was taken by the Hidatsas tribe
When the Hidatsas tribe came across the Shoshone tribe, they captured Sacagawea and a few other women. Then the tribe sold Sacagawea to French Canadian fur-trader, Toussaint Charbonneau, that made her become one of his wives. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition starts
President Jefferson ordered Lewis and Clark to explore the land in the Northwest. The expedition was under command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Their goal was to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean and map the unknown territory. http://www.sacagawea-biography.org/lewis-and-clark-expedition/ -
Sacagawea Joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Toussaint Charbonneau met Lewis and Clark who hired him as their Hidatsa interpreter. Sacagawea joined her husband because she spoke the Shoshone language. She would help them on their journey. -
The expedition got caught in a wind storm
They got stuck in a wind storm. The wind was so powerful that it almost knocked over one of their boats. They lost some of their supplies , including medicine and gun powder. -
They arrived at Shoshone lands
When they arrived on Shoshone lands, Sacagawea recognized a few people. She recognized her brother, Chief Cameahwait, and another woman that was a prisoner the same time she was. She had to translate a few languages at this stop. -
The expedition reached the Pacific Ocean
The expedition finally reached the Pacific Ocean. They settled at Fort Clatsop in Astoria, Oregon. They met their goal of their journey. -
The expedition leaves for home
After seeing the Pacific Ocean, thr expedition encounters winter. When winter is over, they pack up their supplies and started their journey back. Also, Baby Pomp gets sick and is treated by Clark. -
Sacagawea and Charbonneau arrive home
Sacagawe and Charbonneau arrived home in a village on the upper Missouri River. Charbonneau recieved $533.33 and 320 acres of land for helping them on their trip. Sacagawe recieved nothing. -
Sacagawea and Charbonneau move
Charbonneau sold his land to Clark. Also, him and Sacagawea moved to Fort Lisa. They left their son, Jean Babtiste, with Clark who enrolled him in a boarding school to have a better education. -
Sacagawea died
A wife of Charbonneau, most likely Sacagawea, died in South Dakota. She died from putrid fever or typhus. About 72 years later, another woman who claimed to be Sacagawea died, but it wasn't clear if the woman was actually Sacagawea.
