Sacagawea Timeline

By riya16nair

  • May 1788

    May 1788
    Sacagawea is born!!

  • 1800

    1800
    Sacagawea is captured by Hidatsa tribe from her tribe; Shoshone Tribe.

  • 1803

    1803
    Through a trade, gambling payoff or purchase, Sacagawea became the property of French-Canadian fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau. She was soon his 2nd wife and carrying a child

  • 1804

    1804
    Sacagawea guides Lewis and Clark in their 3 year expedition to explore the west.

  • 1805

    1805
    Charbonneau nearly capsized the ship Sacagawea was riding.

  • 1805

    1805
    Sacagawea was allowed to cast her vote for where they would build a fort to stay for the winter. They built Fort Clatsop and they remained there until March of the following year.

  • 1805

    1805
    In the expedition, Sacagawea ascended onto the Missouri.

  • 1805

    1805
    Sacagawea's son Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau(known as Baptiste)

  • 1806

    1806
    Sacagawea returned with her husband and son--having survived many hardships-- to their starting point, the Hidatsa-Mandan settlement

  • 1811

    1811
    Sacagawea and Charbonneau left Baptiste in St. Louis with Clark who was Baptiste's godfather

  • 1812

    1812
    Sacagawea gave birth to her daughter Lisette. After birth, her health declined

  • 1812

    1812
    Sacagawea died at 25