MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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Which one of the following people provided support to Lewis and Clark that was instrumental in helping them navigate and survive the western territories?
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Zebulon Pike
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Sacagawea
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Squanto
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Pontiac
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sacagawea was either 16 or 17 years old when she joined the Corps of Discovery. She met Lewis and Clark while she was living among the Mandan and Hidatsa in North Dakota, though she was a Lemhi Shoshone from Idaho.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sacagawea was an interpreter and guide for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition westward from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. Though spelled numerous ways in the journals of expedition members, Sacagawea is generally believed to be a Hidatsa name (Sacaga means “bird” and wea means “woman”).
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