In 1788, the Shoshone chief's daughter, Sacagawea, was born. When Sacagawea was 12, in the year 1800, she had been captured by the Hidatsa Indians, a well known enemy. After she was captured, she was then sold to a French-Canadian trapper with the name Toussaint Charbonneau, who had been planning to make Sacagawea one of his many wives. Later, that same year, Sacagawea and Charbonneau have became officially married (A&E Television Networks.)
In 1804, Sacagawea was later invited to join Lewis and Clark on their expedition. Lewis and Clark had believed that her shoshone