The Success Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition

Sacagawea was a very important part too the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Lewis and Clark are known for finding a route to the Pacific Ocean. Some People think Sacagawea was just one other person that was with Lewis and Clark. I think Sacagawea was a very important to their expedition.

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).

Sakakawea or Sacajawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman, who is well-famed for Leading Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to find the Pacific Ocean through the Western United States, acting as an interpreter and guide. She traveled thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806, while bearing child in her womb. The National American Woman Suffrage Association of the early twentieth century adopted her as the symbol of women’s worth and independence, erecting several statues, and plaques in her memory, and doing much to spread the story of her accomplishments.

No other American woman in history has had more statues made in her honor than Sacagawea and for good cause. She was both a vital and crucial part of Lewis and Clark’s expedition. Her help allowed Lewis and Clark to successfully navigate through the west. Even though many people today just see her as a ‘guide’, she was much more than that. Despite going through the separation from her tribe, being sold as a child, sickness, and having to raise a son, she still made huge contributions to Lewis and Clark’s expedition. Her bravery, knowledge of the land, and skills as an interpreter all contributed greatly to the success of the expedition. Without her help, who knows if Lewis and Clark would have ever completed their

The exploration of Lewis and Clark into the Louisiana Purchase had a great impact on the United States. During the exploration, they encountered Native American tribes, who exchanged items with them, and new species of plants and animals.

Sacagawea was one of the two native Americans that went on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Sacagawea was 16 when she went on the expedition. She was only 20 when she died so she didn’t live that long. Imagine how early that would be today! Sacagawea has many nicknames such as Jamie and Julia. Sacagawea was kidnapped at age twelve by the Hidatsa Indians along with some other women, she must have been very scared. On the trip she had a son named Jean Baptiste Charbonneau when she was 16, he was born on February 11 in 1805. Lewis helped with the delivery of Jean. One way that this affected the trip is it shows that the travelers came in peace. Jean was like a big sign that said: We don’t want to fight! Sacagawea’s husband is Toussaint Charbonneau.

The year of 1803 significantly changed our nation eternally. It stunned many people. In no way, shape or form, did we ever believe that our nation would expand so rapidly. What started with the small purchase of New Orleans led into the substantial purchase of the Louisiana Territory. This was a purchase that will make Thomas Jefferson a man to be remembered. Although, he wasn’t the only man who impacted the United States during this time period. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are the two men that are greatly known for their expedition across the Louisiana Territory. These two subjects, the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, altered our nation immeasurably.

The Louisiana purchase was successful for the Lewis and Clark expedition. It is understandable that many of you may not think so and thought it to be pointless. This journey took 2 and half years and we showed no signs of returning but we did. I can assure you this journey wasn’t pointless, it was hard, yes, but we discovered many things along the way that could possibly change the course of history for future generations.

Was Sacagawea really a great help to Lewis and Clark on the expedition? Lewis and Clark are explorers they were able to make maps of the land they explore. Sacagawea is a indian and she helped Lewis and Clark to navigate themand on the expedition. Sacagawea did not get anything out of helping Lewis and Clark on the expedition. I agree that Sacagawea played an important part in the expedition.

As you are walking up the Jefferson Fork, you notice that Sacagawea is weak and ill. To the point where she can't move, and can't bare to walk. Your men say that she is holding up the expedition, and that they can go on without her. You , your men, Clark, sacagawea, her infant son, and your slave York, have to either decide to save her, or leave her and continue the expedition.

First, Sacagawea was an invaluable member of the expedition. The text says “Her courage and knowledge of native plants, languages, and terrain all contributed to the success of the expedition.” Sacagawea was courageous and knowledgeable during the expedition. The text says “She served as an interpreter, and was the only person on the trip who could speak Shoshone.” Sacagawea could speak different languages.

Sacagawea was a definite essential to the Lewis and Clark expedition success. Lewis and Clark were the first people to cross the western portion of America. Sacagawea was an invaluable member during the expedition. People will say Sacagawea isn’t as important as people say she is. I agree that Sacagawea was an important part of the expedition.

In 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an expedition under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the American Northwest. Together, they led the Corps of Discovery, which included men from a myriad of professions, including interpreters, fur trappers, boat builders, gunsmiths, and surveyors. Meriwether Lewis, captain of the expedition, had been trained prior to the expedition by the country best scientists in the fields of botany, zoology, celestial navigation, and medicine. William Clark was elected commander-in-chief because of his invaluable cartography skills, which were essential on trip. His skills helped with mapping most of landmarks and rivers that were encountered on the expedition, and his final map of the Lewis and Clark Trail is accurate within 40 miles and spans a distance of 8,000 miles. Another prominent figure on the expedition was Sacagawea. She spoke Shoshone, Hidatsa, meager French, had knowledge of edible & medicinal plants as well as Native American customs, and was an invaluable interpreter that bargained for resources from other Native American tribes. Her most important contribution to expedition, however, was her presence, a symbol to native tribes of the peacefulness of the traveling party. The expedition was launched for political, strategic, scientific, and commercial aims, instead of seeking riches and Christian converts, as other expeditions in the past have always vied, such as those commissioned by the

The Lewis and Clark expedition was the brave and risky expedition into the uncharted west, that nobody thought would make it to the Pacific Ocean and back to Washington D.C. alive. The journey to the West is a story that is for everybody, there’s science, Native Americans, and most of all, adventure (Nebraska Studies). This expedition has changed The United States of America forever, but many people do not know why. The Lewis and Clark Expedition changed America for many different reasons.

Sacagawea had it tough when she was a child. For example, when her father a buffalo, she got kidnapped by Hidatsa Indians, and “sold her to a French-Canadian trader, Toussaint Charbonneau, who married her”(“Sacagawea”). She was one of the two wives Toussaint had.When she married Toussaint Charbonneau was pregnant shortly after. As a result, she might have had it tough, but she got to get married and start a new life.