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Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide, and headed west along the Salmon, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific. They landed at the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon. The expedition then ended on September 23, 1806 upon their return to St. Louis from Oregon.
If you don't believe me that the expedition began in Pittsburgh and NOT St. Louis, then follow the related link to the Louis and Clark Journals' first entry. As we all know, the common American history textbook likes to smudge the details.
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How many years did it take for Sacagawea to go across the Pacific Ocean?
Sacagawea never crossed the Pacific Ocean. It was in 1804 she met Lewis and Clark as they explored the new territory. She traveled with them to the Pacific Ocean, then returned to the plains.
How old was Sacagawea on the Lewis and Clark expediton?
16 or 17 years old.
Who is Cameahwait?
Cameahwait was Sacagawea's brother and a chief of the Shoshone. Sacagawea was kidnapped by the Hidatsa as a young girl and later sold to French fur-trapper Toussaint Charbonneau. Charbonneau and Sacagawea traveled with Lewis and Clark on their Expedition to the Pacific as guides. On this trip, Sacagawea was reunited with her brother, Cameahwait, whom she had not seen in years. He had thought she was dead. To thank Clark for bringing his sister to him, Cameahwait gave the Expedition members much-needed horses.
How old was Sacagawea when she began the expedition?
She was about sixteen when she went with Lewis and clark on the expedition
Did Lewis and Clark kidnap sacagawea?
No they did not. Sacajawea was about thirteen years of age when she was bought and taken as a wife by Toussaint Charbonneau, a French trapper. She would join the Lewis and Clark expedition after her husband was interviewed to be an interpreter. Lewis and Clark (esp Clark) weren't overly impressed with his skills, but were impressed with Sacagawea who spoke Hidatsa and Shoshone. Therefore they hired Toussaint and Sacagawea naturally came along.
Did Sacagawea have a girl?
Yes. It was her second child. Her name was Lisette. She was born 6 years after the Lewis and Clark expediton in 1812.
How long was the packing for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
They traveled 3000 miles. it took them 1 and a half years
What helped Lewis and clark map their journey?
Several years before Lewis and Clark's journey new timekeeping machine was invented called the chronometer. This new invention made it easy for them to map the land as they traveled.
How old was Sacagawea when she was sold?
Sacajawea (or Sacagawea) was born c. 1788. in an Agaidiku tribe of the Lemhi Shoshone in Idaho. In 1800, when she was aboutten years old, , she and several other girls were kidnapped by a group of Hidatsa warriors during a battle. she was forced to marry a person she didnt like
Was Sacajawea's child the only child born on the journey of Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea's first child, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau aka "Pompy" or "Little Pomp" as William Clark nicknamed him, was the only baby born during the Lewis and Clark expedition. She would give birth to him on February 11, 1805.Six years after the expedition ended in 1806, Sacagawea gave birth to a daughter, Lisette on December 22 1812.
What city was Sacagawea living in as an adult?
Sacagawea and her French Canadian husband Toussaint Charbonneau were living in the settlement of Salmon, Idaho. After the Lewis and Clark expedition, they lived with their children in St. Louis, Missouri for about 3 years, and it was there that she may have died in 1812.
What is Sacagawea is she an animal is she a plant I don't know?
Sacagawea was the now-famous Native American girl of sixteen years of age who paved the way for the Lewis & Clark Expedition's Corps of Discovery's many successes.See more information at the related Wikipedia link listed below:
