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Sacagawea Timeline

  • Capturing time

    Capturing time
    At age 12 Sacagawea was captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French-Canadian trapper who made her his wife.
  • Shoshone

    Shoshone
    In November, she was invited to join the Lewis and Clark expedition as a Shoshone interpreter.
  • Birthing

    Birthing
    Sacagawea had a baby boy in February. On April 7th, she and Charabonneau headed West with the 31 other corps members.
  • Her reward

    In her recognition for her action, a river was named after her. The Sacagawea river is located is a tributary of the Musselshell river and is located in North Central Montana. Also known as the "Bird Women River".
  • Family

    Family
    She purchased horses to the Shoshone and she surprisingly saw her brother as the Shoshone leader and they had a reunion
  • Returning

    Returning
    She returned to the Pacific with corps and her family. They survived illness and Charbonneau received 320 archers of land and $500.33
  • Traveling

    Traveling
    In the Fall of 1809, they came to ST.Louis where Clark would provide land to farm if they allowed Clark to educate Babtiste
  • Fresh Start

    Fresh Start
    Charbonneau did not adjust to the life and sold his property to Clark for $100, then moved to Ford Manuel Lisa. They left their son with Clark who enrolled him into boarding school.
  • Trading

    Trading
    This didn't work out so they left St.Louis with Clark. In April 1811 they joined a fur trading expedition.
  • Daughter

    Daughter
    Sacagawea gave birth to a baby girl named lizette