USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sacajawea helped Lewis and Clark to cross the Rocky Mountains
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Lewis and Clark Meet the Shoshone. Shoshone men on horseback–the Corps needed their horses! In August 1805 Lewis and Clark were looking for the Shoshone Indians. The Corps (Lewis and Clark’s expedition party) needed horses to cross the Rockies and the Shoshone had them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sacagawea is best known for her association with the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06). A Shoshone woman, she accompanied the expedition as an interpreter and traveled with them for thousands of miles from St Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Northwest.

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