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William Clark
Sacajawea
1803-
1804-
Sacajawea is sold to Toussiant Charbonneau and becomes his wife along with Otter Woman. She becomes pregnant.
The expedition starts it's journey and decides to hire Charbonneau as their interpreter. Lets Sacajawea come along thinking that both of them will be helpful.
The Native-Americans viewed African-Americans as very interesting while the Americans thought of them as slaves
Sacajawea gives birth to her first son, Jean Baptise. She recognizes her home nation later in the year and soon meets her long-lost brother, Cameahwait. She is able to help the expedition by trading many important goods and items
1805-
Travels along with Sacajawea and Charbonneau and reaches the Shoshoni nation. The expedition earns many horses due to Sacajawea's help and is able to continue it's journey with horses.
Since the expedition brought with them a Native-American woman, many Native-American tribes saw this as a sign that the expedition wasn't here to invade their lands.
Sacajawea is made captive by a Minnetaree/Hidatsas.
Clark receives a letter from Meriwether Lewis about the Corps of Discovery. Agrees to join expedition
The objectives of the expedition, Corps of Discovery was to make peace with the Native-American nations and to explore the western part of the US.
1806-
The expedition starts heading home. Sacajawea returns to her hometown once again and reunites with her relatives and her friends.
As they enter Washington DC, they are welcomed warmly as national heroes. They are rewarded with many acres of land. Lewis is named governor of the Lousiana Purchase and Clark becomes an Native-American agent for the West and is general of the territory's military.
In 1809, Lewis dies. Many people think he committed suicide but might have been a muder incident. In 1812, Sacajawea dies after she gives birth to her second child. She is found to have a serious illness during her adult life.
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