In May of 1804, two men set out on an important journey that would take them across the country and discover new land, but none of it would have been possible without the aid of one woman. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was planned by Thomas Jefferson, in order to explore the unknown in the newly purchased Louisiana Territory, and also to find a water route across the continent. Along the way the group of men met a quiet native, named Sacagawea, whose impact would later have a large effect on the success of their important journey. In late October, The Corps of Discovery reached the Mandan Indian Villages in what is now known as North Dakota, where they built a fort and spent the winter. There, Lewis and Clark met a French Canadian …show more content…
The Corps' Francois Labiche spoke French and English, and would make the final translation so that the two English-speaking captains would understand." Her language skills and knowledge would later prove to be a great help to the success of the expedition (Moulton 7). Sacagawea, with her infant son, became the only woman in the small band of about 40 or so men. As they approached more and more west, many Natives had never seen white men before and were ready to protect their land. Lewis was sure the presence of a young woman and a baby would be an obvious sign their purpose was peaceful (Armstrong 65). Over the course of the journey, Sacagawea identifyed many edible berries and roots, which were used as medicine as well. Also, she mented clothes and nursed the sick and injured (Moulton 7). On May 14, 1805, Sacagawea especially impressed her fellow explorers when strong winds nearly capsized the boat she was riding in. She helped to hold down the boat and recovered many important papers and supplies, that would otherwise have been lost. Her calm effectiveness was also noticed compared to her panicking husband who could not swim. Lewis, who was never as fond of Sacagawea as Clark was, was extremely grateful for her help (Women in World History 32). On November 24, 1805 the expedition reached the place where the Columbia River emptied into the Pacific Ocean. There the members of the Corps held a vote
On May 14th, 1804 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark start their three year expedition across the Louisiana Purchase. They started in Camp River Dubois, east of the Mississippi river. They sailed all the way up the Missouri river. When the Great Falls came up, they had to get out of the boat and split up. William Clark and four dozen other men went on the
This report is on Lewis and Clark's adventure through the United States. On May 14,1803 William Clark and nearly four dozen other men met up with Meriwether Lewis on May 20. The Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea and Charbonneau proved to be great assets to Lewis and Clark seeing as they could translate from Shoshone to Hidatsa and from Hidatsa to French. Sacajawea was the only woman on the journey to the Pacific Ocean. She also dove into the water when their boat capsized, and saved some papers and tools that they needed to complete the journey. Along with translating, Sacajawea also helped feed and pick berries for the men. While doing all of this, she carried her baby, Jean Baptiste, on her
Winter- The lewis and clark expedition crew stopped for the winter along a small river, south of the Columbia. They built a fort, fort Clatsop which was named after the closest tribe of native Americans at that time. During the winter, they didn 't have a lot of adventurous activities to fill their time with, so they devoted their time to making moccasins, buckskin clothing, storing their food, and wring out unfinished maps and journaling their thoughts and findings. Their everyday life was filled with gloomy, wet, poor weather. Their food wasn’t any better, bad stringy elk with bitter indigenous roots. The Captains wanted to trade with an oncoming ship for food and supplies. Ships from the U.S. ports and Britain frequently stopped at the mouth of the Columbia . One actually did stop. They traded with the Indians but the Indians didn’t tell the expedition team.
North of St. Louis, in Mississippi and Missouri rivers, William Clark established “ Camp River Dubois” in 1803 on December. Lewis spent time in St. Louis talking with traders about Missouri upper regions and also started to obtain maps of the area while Clark stat at the camp recruiting and training men.Clark left with the Corps of Discovery on May 14, 1804 and then was joined by Lewis in St. Charles. There was more than forty-five people in the party and they also costed of young, unmarried soldiers, a French-Indian interpreter, unmarried soldiers, and Clark’s Black slave York.
Much of Sacagawea’s life is a mystery . Around the age of twelve,Sacagawea was captured by the Hidasta Indians , an enemy of the Shoshone tribe. She was then bought from a French-Canadian trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau who made her one of his wives .Sacagawea and her husband lived among the Hidasta and Mandan Indians in the upper Missouri River.
In the winter of 1805 , two men named Lewis and Clark found the survival tool ever, Sacagawea. Sacagawea would teach them how to travel the mountains and the forests, the rivers and the plains. They learned which plants were safe to eat, and which were poisonous. They knew how to hunt for rabbits, foxes, elks and deer, and even how to trap longhorn sheep. But if Lewis and Clark didn't find Sacagawea, they probably wouldn't have survived. In passage one it states,"Lewis and Clark headed deeper and deeper into uncharted land. As the trip continued, one of their men became ill and died. They also had to do their best to find food and stay healthy during the winter months." This evidence shows that before Lewis and Clark met Sacagawea , they were barely surviving.
First, Sacagawea saved all the important papers and instruments when the boat started taking on the water, since she was the only that was free and could swim. In “Sacagawea” the author wrote “Sacagawea saved many of the expedition’s scientific instruments, specimens, and even Lewis and Clark’s journals…” Without Sacagawea, the others might not have noticed that the things were missing until the items were at the bottom of the river. In “Sacagawea” the author wrote “Her husband couldn’t swim, and as other members of the party scrambled to paddle the waterlogged boat to shore,...” Nobody else would have been able to get the things out of the water, because they were trying to get the boat to shore.
With the Lewis and Clark expedition, people would be able to travel to all uncharted places. Along the way, both Lewis and Clark would make a big discovery. The expedition first traveled up to the Missouri River. Along the way, Lewis and Clark met a young Native American woman named Sacagawea. She served as a translator and an ambassador.
Still they had not met a single Indian” (National Geographic). The journey was full of hardships, the men endured harsh weather, illness, and injury. The expedition started out pretty rough, with the death of one of their men, the causes is believed to be a ruptured appendix. In one of their encounters with the Native Americans, the tribe called Lemhi Shoshone, 16 year old and pregnant Sacagawea was given to Lewis and Clark by her father, to help them on their journey. Sacagawea got the men horses later in the expedition (History Channel).
To start off, Sacagawea was a very strong intelligent woman. Sacagawea knew exactly how to get to where Lewis and Clark needed to go. She also knew how to communicate in a way. She knew how to get around too. Sacagawea also knew how to survive off the land. She could probably fish and hunt. As you can see, Sacagawea was a very intelligent leader.
In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark gathered a crew of 45 men and set out into the unexplored Louisiana Territory to discover new trade routes, animals and plant species. Once they arrived in North Dakota, the infamous Sacajawea and her infant son joined the crew on their journey. However, half of the group abandoned the trip and returned home, but Lewis and Clark persevered and discovered some of the famous animals we know today, such as the grizzly bear and prairie dog. In 1806, the crew reached the coast of Oregon, set up Fort Clatson, and returned to St. Louis, Missouri. This was the first official trip to the Pacific Coast.
Just in case the expedition failed, Lewis & Clark sent back a keelboat filled with letters, reports to President Jefferson and treasures: four magpies and a prairie dog.
Sacagawea was kidnapped when she was twelve years old by an enemy tribe of her people the Shoshones Indians. She was then sold by the Hidatsas to a French- Canadian named Toussaint Charbonneau who claimed other women from the Shoshones as his wives as well. She gave birth to Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. She proved to be very helpful in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Her and her husband were hired as translators. They needed horses from her tribe so she was very helpful in that factor. She made the team seem friendlier as they were carrying her, an indian woman, and a baby in their group. On the way back she acted as their guide as well. So they got what they needed and she helped
By that time the expedition that was led by Meriwether Lewis was going through where I lived. Lewis decided