Sacagawea's Journey

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Sacagawea was born in 1788 Lemhi County, Idaho. Her father was the chief of her village. Her Shoshone name was Boinaiv, meaning “Grass Maiden”. The fall of 1800, Boinaiv was captured by the Hidatsa War Party, giving her the name Sacagawea, and sold to Toussaint Charbonneau to be one of his wives. She’s best known as a Shoshone interpreter in the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and fine new trade routes. The winter of 1804, Lewis and Clark, called the Corps of Discovery, entered the area. When they met Charbonneau, they immediately invited Sacagawea to accompany them in the journey as an interpreter, even though she was pregnant. Shortly after she gave birth, the expedition set forth.
During the journey, Sacagawea

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Another difficulty they conquered was the birth of Sacagawea's baby, which Lewis assisted in. Sacagawea showed them many plants that they could consume. When the boat turned over she saved the most important items. This was just the beginning of their challenges on the river. They later go on to be chased by…

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Sacagawea, a native Lemhi Shoshone woman born in 1788, is well known as a fundamental figure in Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition of the western United States, specifically the Louisiana Territory.1 She was useful in their exploration because she was able to guide them through unfamiliar, complicated and unforgiving terrain with ease. She also acted as a liaison and interpreted for Lewis and Clark when they encountered various other Native Americans during their travels. Sacagawea…

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if what is now Idaho.” “ Most of the Corps members spoke only English, but one, Francois Labiche, spoke French as well. Charbonneau spoke French and Hidatsa; Sacagawea spoke Hidatsa and Shoshone.” While traveling thru the mountains they found Sacagawea's original tribe and they help them the rest of the way to the Pacific Ocean.She died at the age of 25, on December 22, 1812, in Fort Manuel. Clark became legal guardian of her son and daughter, Lisette and…

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followed the Missouri River west until they reached the Great Falls. Here, the water was too rough and they had to carry their canoes around the falls. Despite this back-breaking one-month delay, they pressed on. Soon, they were in Shoshone territory. Sacagawea's communication skills came in handy. Communication between Lewis and Clark and the Shoshone proved difficult but not impossible. Sacagawea would listen to what her fellow Shoshone were saying, then tell her husband what they said in Hidatsa, another…

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