Sacagawea's Journey

Look again at the time line. Based on the sequence shown there, which TWO statements are true?

• Lewis and Clark spoke with Nez Perce chiefs at Fort Clatsop

• Sacagawea met Charbonneau during the expedition

• Lewis and Clark reached the Yellowstone River near the end of their journey

• Sacagawea helped prepare for the journey by buying horses

• The group faced a dangerous storm early in their journey

Part A What event happened FIRST after Sacagawea helped the explorers but horses from the Shoshone?

• The group stayed at Fort Clatsop for the winter

• The group met with the Nez Perce Indians

• Sacagawea married Toussaint Charbonneau

• Sacagawea remembered a gap in the moutnains

Part B Where did you find the specific information needed to answer Part A?

Sequence - In 1803

• Sacagawea and Charbonneau join the expedition

• Sacagawea saves important information from being lost

• The explorers begin their journey to the American West

• Jefferson asks Lewis and Clark to explore the new land

Sequence - In November 1804

• Sacagawea and Charbonneau join the expedition

• Sacagawea saves important information from being lost

• The explorers begin their journey to the American West

• Jefferson asks Lewis and Clark to explore the new land

Sequence - In May of 1804

• Sacagawea and Charbonneau join the expedition

• Sacagawea saves important information from being lost

• The explorers begin their journey to the American West

• Jefferson asks Lewis and Clark to explore the new land

Sequence - In May of 1805

• Sacagawea and Charbonneau join the expedition

• Sacagawea saves important information from being lost

• The explorers begin their journey to the American West

• Jefferson asks Lewis and Clark to explore the new land

What important sequence information does paragraph 5 include?

• It explains why the expedition was necessary

• It describes Sacagawea's husband as a brave man

• It tells when Sacagawea joined the expedition

• It shows that the baby was born in winter

Read this sentence from paragraph 8.

Sacagawea helped them find a route through the mountains.

What is the meaning of route in this context?

• wide tunnel to travel through

• train tracks in the mountains

• way of getting from place to place

• paved road for wagons to use