The Story of Sacagawea

Short excerpt from America’s Library article:

The Story of Sacagawea Do you know the story of Sacagawea, the woman who is on the new $1 gold-colored coin?

I. Vocabulary words from this article:

tribe

raid

lodge

bison

squash

capture

sedentary

trapper

interpreter

Click here for vocabulary matching exercise.

II. Pre-Reading Questions

What do you know about early European settlers in America?

How might colonists get lost in a new environment?

III. Reading Time

Click here to read the article.

The Lost Colony

from America’s Library (www.americaslibrary.gov)

When you have finished reading, return to this page and answer the questions below.

IV. Post-Reading Questions

Click for Answers.