sacagawea: the woman of peace
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sacagawea: The Woman Sacagawea: The Woman of Peace of Peace
Pooja Dayal Pooja Dayal
Jordan WalkerJordan Walker
77thth period 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
Statue of Sacagawea, Lewis, and Clark
Sacagawea’s Shoshone people
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau’s grave site.
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!!!
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