Sacagawea

Sacagawea's Timeline

By Zayla
  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped
    Sacagawea was apart of the Shoshone tribe which were enemies of the Hidatsa tribe. The Hidatsa tribe kidnapped Sacagawea when she was buffalo hunting. (There is no exact month, but she was kidnapped when she was twelve).
  • Sold

    Sold
    Sacagawea was sold to a French Canadian fur trader, Toussaint Charbonneau, her future husband. (No exact month)
  • Adventures

    Adventures
    Lewis and Clark encounters the Hidatsa tribe, Sacagawea and her husband are hired as interpreters.(No exact month)
  • Negotiations

    Negotiations
    Sacagawea negotiates with the Shoshone tribe to buy horses for Lewis and Clark. She realizes the chief is her brother. (No exact month)
  • New beginnings

    New beginnings
    Sacagawea gives birth to a baby boy named Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. Lewis assisted the birth. (No exact month)
  • Overturned

    Overturned
    A windstorm almost overturned everything on Lewis, Clarks, Sacagawea, and Toussaints' boat. Sacagawea jumped in and saved most of the lighter articles like research notes, books, and instruments. (No exact month)
  • Rivers

    Rivers
    Because of Sacagawea's heroic act a river was named after her. The Sacagawea River is a tributary of the Musselshell River. (No exact month)
  • Sickness

    Sickness
    Sacagawea becomes ill with a fever but Clark helps save her life. (No exact month)
  • Returning home

    Returning home
    Sacagawea and Charbonneau arrived home in Mandan village on the upper Missouri River. Sacagawea was paid nothing for the Lewis and Clark Expedition but Charbonneau was. (No exact month)
  • Adoption

    Adoption
    After Sacagawea died Clark adopted her kids, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau and Lizette Charbonneau. (No exact month)