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Sacagawea: The Woman of Peace. Pooja Dayal Jordan Walker 7 th period. Introduction. Born on c. 1788 Lived with the Shoshone tribe Her life She was kidnapped by a war party of the Hidatsa Indians when she was twelve years old
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Sacagawea: The Woman of Peace Pooja Dayal Jordan Walker 7th period
Introduction • Born on c. 1788 • Lived with the Shoshone tribe • Her 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 Shoshone • Most of her life remains a mystery • Died December 20, 1812
Family • Two Children • Jean Baptiste Charbonneau • She had him at a very young age of 16 • He was born during the expedition • Youngest person on the expedition • Lizette Charbonneau • Husband • Touissaint Charbonneau Picture: Clark and Touissaint Charbonneau
The Lewis and Clark Expedition • 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! Picture: Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark’s trip (in red)
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) • Her contribution to the expedition • 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. • Result- the Corps of Discovery did not face any battles on their journey
Lewis and Clark Expedition (Continued) • Sacagawea saves history • How? • When the explorers were traveling on boats, one boat tipped over. • Lewis and Clark lost all of their journals and many of their supplies. • Sacagawea dove into the water and saved all the journals and supplies.
Lewis and Clark Expedition (Continued) • Explorers noticed mountains • Realized they could no longer use boats and had to find horses • Corps is in desperate need for away to cross the mountains • August 17, 1805 • The Corps approached a Shoshone village • Sacagawea was able to communicate with them and trade for horses. • Without Sacagawea, the expedition would not have been able to continue. Picture: Sacagawea guiding Lewis and Clark
Her Legacy • Sacagawea proved to be an surprising asset to the Corps of Discovery • Today, Sacagawea is on our dollar coin. • This is the government’s way of thanking her, and showing her importance to America. Picture: Sacagawea on the United State’s dollar coin
Pictures Sacagawea’s Shoshone people Jean Baptiste Charbonneau’s grave site. Statue of Sacagawea, Lewis, and Clark
Sources • http://images.google.com • http://www.pbs.org • http://history.net • http://montanakids.com/history • Call to Freedom History Book • Mr. Huffman’s History Class!!!
