Why was sacagawea important?

Sacagawea, also known as Sacajawea or Sakakawea, was the Native American woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their mission to explore the western part of the United States. read more

Sacagawea was important because she helped Lewis and Clark in their expedition to explore near the land of the Mississipi river and the land of the Lousianna purchase after the U.S claimed it. Even Lewis and Clark said that they wouldn't have survived without Sacagawea. read more

The bilingual Shoshone woman Sacagawea (c. 1788 – 1812) accompanied the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery expedition in 1805-06 from the northern plains through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and back. read more