Sacagawea Comprehension Questions

How did Sacagawea help when they met Nez Perce Indians?

• She cooked them all meals.

• She knitted clothes for them.

• She translated so that the two groups could talk to each other.

• She cleaned their canoes for them.

How old was Sacagawea when she was captured by the Hidatsa Indians?

• 10

• 9

• 14

• 12

When did Sacagawea join the expedition?

• fall of 1804

• winter of 1804

• spring of 1804

• summer of 1804

What events in her early life might have helped make Sacagawea brave?

• being taken from her family and people at age 12

• being on a U.S legal coin

• saving her dog from getting ran over

• going skydiving

When was the U.S dollar coin created to honor Sacagawea?

• 2020

• 1892

• 1996

• 2000

Why did Sacagawea go on the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• She was sick and she thought that it would heal her.

• Her husband signed up to go, and she went along.

• She was forced to go.

• She was getting paid a lot of money to go.

Who did President Thomas Jefferson send to explore the new land of the expanded nation?

• Sacagawea and her husband

• He went and explored it himself.

• his bodyguards

• Meriwether Lewis & William Clark

When did the journey end for Sacagawea?

• January 1996

• April 1893

• December 1806

• August 1806

What kind of Indian was Sacagawea?

• Apache

• Cherokee

• Cheyenne

• Shosshone

Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian. How did that help the explorers?

• In Shoshone territory, she could help them find routes and trade with the Shoshone.

• She was able to fight them.

• The Shoshone Indiana made meals for them.

• The Shoshone Indians gave them a place to sleep at night.