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The Life of Sacagawea

  • Sacagawea is born

    Sacagawea is born in modern day Idaho
  • Sacagawea is captured by enemy tribe

    Sacagawea is captured by enemy tribe
    Sacagawea is taken by the Hidatsa, and enemy tribe of Shoshone during a buffalo hunt, and moved to modern day Bismarck, North Dakota
  • President orders Corps of Discovery expedition

    President Jefferson orders Corps of Discovery to take place, led by Lewis and Clark
  • Lewis and Clark set up camp in Illinois

    Lewis and Clark set up a camp in Illinois to look for new recruits to join them on their expedition
  • Lewis and Clark start journey

    Lewis and Clark start journey
    Lewis and Clark begin to Missouri River
  • Expedition settles for the winter

    The Lewis and Clark expedition takes camp for the winter in North Dakota, Sacagawea's current home
  • Lewis and Clark Meet Sacagawea and her husband

    Lewis and Clark meet Touissaint Charbonneau ands ask for him to be their interpreter. Sacagawea is also asked to accompany them in their expedition because she spoke the Indian language Shoshone. She was also pregnant at this time
  • Sacagawea gives birth

    Sacagawea gives birth
    Sacagawea gives birth to a boy named Jean Baptiste meaning "Poppy"
  • Started expedition again

    Started expedition again
    Lewis, Clark, Touissaint, Sacagawea and others began exploring again. Sacagawea brought her baby along and they covered 5,000 miles
  • Expedition arrives on Shoshone land

    The expedition arrives on Sacagawea's old tribe's land
  • Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean

    Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean
  • Expedition stops for the winter

  • Expedition returns home

    After a long journey Sacagawea returns home
  • Sacagawea and husband leave baby so Clark can enroll him in school

    Sacagawea and Touissaint leave Jean with Clark so he can have a better education
  • Sacagawea gives birth

    Sacagawea gives birth
    Sacagawea gives birth to a baby girl named Lizette
  • Sacagawea dies

    Sacagawea dies at age 25 of typhus
  • Clark adopts Sacagawea's children

    Sacagawea and Touissant decide that their children will have better education with Clark and allow him to adopt them