Sacajawea by Anisa (draft)

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.

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The

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