1. A Biography of Sacagawea 1789 or 1790-1812
By: Thaydn

2. Background Born in America
Taken captive by another tribe when she was 12
Married Charbonneau when she was 16
She had Pomp when 18 years old
She had to survive when captured by another tribe

3. November 4, 1804
* Sacajawea and her husband join the Lewis and Clark Expedition. *They joined because Lewis and Clark asked them to join them to help them get to the Pacific Ocean.

4. Oct. 17, 1805 Clark gives Sacajawea beads for her bravery.
Clark gave Sacagawea the beads for her because she helped the explorers survive.

5. August 8, 1805
Sacajawea sees a familiar rock and begins leading the expedition.
It started the trip to the Pacific Ocean.

6. Oct. 16, 1805 A boat flips in the Columbia River.
Sacajawea saves important papers.
Sacagawea saved all that stuff because it could help Sacagawea and the explorers get to the Pacific Ocean.

7. November 8, 1805 The expedition first sights the Pacific Ocean.
The explorers got to see the Pacific Ocean because of Sacagawea.

8. Character Traits
Sacagawea was hard working because she gathered food for her family, showed Lewis and Clark what plants to eat, and showed them what plants to use as medicine.
Sacagawea was determined because she never gave up on finding the Pacific Ocean because she new it meant a lot to Lewis & Clark.

9. Quote “Every thing I do is for my people”.
It means she does things that help
everyone in her tribe.

10. RESOuRCES nationalgeographic.com/lewis and clark/photogallery_12.htm

11. Resources 2 http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Sacagawea.aspx

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