People
This is the Shoshoni woman who helped Lewis and Clark get to the Pacific Ocean. She is the main character in the story.
Sacagawea
What tribe did Sacagawea come from?
Shoshoni
This is a kind of wild cow or ox that the Native American tribes relied on for food, clothing, and shelter.
Buffalo OR Bison
These are the valuable animals that Sacagawea, Lewis, and Clark rode across the country. They had to leave them behind when they crossed the Rocky Mountains.
Horses
What does Sacagawea's name mean?
Bird Woman
Who is Sacagawea's husband?
Old Bear
This is the tribe that kidnapped Sacagawea and killed her mother.
Minataree
There is a part of the middle United States called the Great ________. It is a large flat area of land that doesn't have many trees.
Plains
This is a fish that lives in the saltwater ocean, but travels to freshwater rivers and streams to spawn. The swim upstream and bears catch them for food.
Salmon
This is another Shoshoni woman who lived with Sacagawea for a long time with the Minatarees. She was a good friend to Sacagawea.
Otter Woman
Captain Lewis
This is the tribe that lived close to the Rocky Mountains. They were very friendly to the expedition team, gave them advice, fed them, and took care of their horses when they went over the mountains.
Nez Perce
This is a type of boat used by the Native Americans to go down rivers. They were made of hollowed out trees.
Canoe
When a part of your body is sick or hurt and it puffs up and turns red.
Swollen
When the team was hungry, Sacagawea knew where to look to find edible roots and plants. She was very good at _______ ________.
Finding Food
One of the Captains who led the expedition west with Sacagawea. He ended up adopting Sacagawea's son.
Captain Clark
This is the city where Lewis and Clark started the expedition. It is in Missouri but it sits next to the Mississippi River.
St. Louis
This is what land was called in the USA before it officially became a state. Usually they were large areas of land. One of these was called Louisiana.
Territory
This is an animal that is similar to deer, but they are bigger and the males have huge antlers. They kind of look like reindeer.
Elk
These were the valuable weapons that allowed Native American tribes to hunt, and to attack other tribes.
Guns
This is the name that Sacagawea gave to her son.
Pomp
This is the large mountain range in the western United States that the expedition team and Sacagawea had to cross to get to the Pacific Ocean.
Rocky Mountains
This was the name of the bargain that President Jefferson made with the French to get the territory in the middle of what is now the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
This is a kind of house or dwelling that some Native American tribes lived in. They were big mounds covered with sticks and plants.
Lodge
Old Bear told Sacagawea that the sea would be able to swallow ___ ___.
The Sun