Sacajawea by Anisa (draft)
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By Anisa
Khatana
1
Sacagawea was a shoshone
girl.
2
She was good at finding
food in the forest.
3
She was captured by the
Hidatsa people.
4
After a few years the
Hidatasa sold Sacagawea to
Toussaint Charbonneau, a
white trader and trapper.
5
In 1804 two American
explorers, Captains
Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark were sent by
President Jefferson to
explore the Missouri River
and find a route to the
Pacific Ocean.
6
Lewis and Clark hired
Charbonneau as an
interpreter.
7
In February 1805,
Sacagawea had a son. His
name was Jean Baptiste.
She called him Pomp which
meant leader in the
Shoshone language.
8
The captains traveled with
Sacagawea, Charbonneau,
and Pomp in a 50 foot canoe
with a sail called a pirogue.
9
On May 14, 1805 while
travelling the pirogue was
tipped over by a strong
gust of wind. Sacagawea
saved many of their items
from floating away.
10
Finally they reached the
Shoshone territory. The
Shoshone were going to
attack Lewis and Clark's
expedition when they saw
Sacagewea and Pomp.
Sacagawea realized the
chief was her brother,
Cameahwait.
11
The
End
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