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In 1803, France sold a huge piece of land to the United States. The deal was known as the Louisiana Purchase. It added 827,000 square miles to the United States. President Thomas Jefferson sent a group to explore the new land. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were its leaders.

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Today, Sacagawea is honored for her important role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Since 2000, she has appeared on the one-dollar coin. No one knows what Sacagawea looked like. So, artists used a model. Randy’L He-dow Teton is a modern Shoshone woman. Artists used her portrait to represent Sacagawea.

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Text-to-Self

Sacagawea traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition for thousands of miles. What is the longest trip you have ever taken?

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Have you read other books about women who were part of important events in US history? Who were they, and what did they do?

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled west of the Mississippi River. What places are people mapping or exploring today?

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