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Sacagawea (/ ˌ s æ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w iː ə / SAK-ə-jə-WEE-ə or / s ə ˌ k ɒ ɡ ə ˈ w eɪ ə / sə-KOG-ə-WAY-ə; [1] also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May c. 1788 – December 20, 1812) [2] [3] [4] was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory.
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was born to Sacagawea, a Shoshone, and her husband, the French Canadian trapper Toussaint Charbonneau, in early 1805 at Fort Mandan in North Dakota. This was during the Lewis and Clark Expedition , which wintered there in 1804–05.
With Charbonneau, Sacagawea, and Otter Woman's skills combined, the expedition gained the ability to speak Hidatsa and Shoshone. They hired Charbonneau on November 4, and his wives moved into Fort Mandan with Charbonneau a week later. [9] On February 11, 1805 at the fort, Charbonneau and Sacagawea's son Jean-Baptiste was born. William Clark ...
Statue of Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Sacagawea, sometimes spelled Sakajawea or Sakagawea (c. 1788 – December 20, 1812), was a Shoshone Native American woman who arrived with her husband and owner Toussaint Charbonneau on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
York was born enslaved, the son of Old York and Rose, who had been enslaved by John Clark III, William Clark's father. [8] William inherited York from his father in 1799. York was a large man; his weight has been estimated as 200 pounds (91 kg). [9] He was about the same age as Clark, perhaps a few years older or younger, and naturally strong.
Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste by Alice Cooper is located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. Sixteen statues of Sacagawea have been identified. [ 1] Wanda Pillow claims that "Sacajawea has more statues honoring her than any other U.S. woman, and her sentimentalized image is captured on postcards, stamps, coins, and other collectables." [ 2]
He would be the only member of the Corps of Discovery who died on the journey. Floyd kept a journal until a few days before his death. Lewis regarded him as "a young man of much merit". A large monument is located at his burial site. Sergeant Patrick Gass Patrick Gass (1771–1870) was born in Pennsylvania. He joined the U.S. Army in 1799 where ...
William Clark. William Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. [ 1] A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri . Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 ...