JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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investing the initial money to fund the trip
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acting as a translator and guide for the group
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journaling the adventures for newspaper articles
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constructing most river ships from local materials
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Detailed explanation-1: -Her knowledge of the Shoshone and Hidatsa languages was a great help during their journey. She communicated with other tribes and interpreted for Lewis and Clark. She was also skilled at finding edible plants, which proved to be crucial to supplementing their rations along the journey.
Detailed explanation-2: -Recognizing landmarks in her old neighborhood, Sacagawea reassured the explorers that the Shoshone-and their horses-would soon be found. When the Expedition did meet the Shoshone, Sacagawea helped the Corps communicate, translating along with her husband.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the custom of most Indian nations, she was adopted into the tribe of her captors and learned their language. Charbonneau offered that Sacagawea would go along to interpret in her native language through their common use of Hidatsa, as part of the contract hiring him.
Detailed explanation-4: -USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) proudly bears the name of Sacagawea, the Shoshone Native American girl who acted as guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark on their expedition into the Northwest region of the United States. Sacagawea was born in circa 1786.