Pooja Dayal Jordan Walker7th period
Introduction Born on c. 1788Lived with the Shoshone tribeHer life- She was kidnapped by a war party of the Hidatsa Indians when she was twelve years old
- Assisted Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (also known as the Corps of Discovery)
Her name means “bird women” in ShoshoneDied December 20, 1812
Family Two Children- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
- Lizette Charbonneau
Husband
Goal- Map as much territory of the Louisiana Purchase as possible
- Search for the Northwest Passage
- Make contact with Native Americans
- Record discovery of new plants and animals
Lewis and Clark would not have had a successful journey without Sacagawea!
Lewis and Clark Expedition (Continued) How they met- Explorers made winter camp at Fort Mandan in present day North Dakota near Sacagawea’s tribe
- Lewis and Clark hired Sacagawea’s husband (Touissaint) and her as interpreters and guides.
Lewis and Clark Expedition (Continued) - She recognized geography along the journey and explained it to Lewis and Clark
- She acted as a guide, translator, and peace symbol
- Her presence (a woman with an infant in her arms, along with a party of men) is a token of peace and stopped any Indians from fighting the explorers.
Lewis and Clark Expedition (Continued)
Lewis and Clark Expedition (Continued)
Her Legacy Sacagawea proved to be an surprising asset to the Corps of DiscoveryToday, Sacagawea is on our dollar coin.- This is the government’s way of thanking her, and showing her importance to America.
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Sources http://images.google.com http://www.pbs.orghttp://history.nethttp://montanakids.com/historyMr. Huffman’s History Class!!!
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