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Thursday, December 1, 2011

December 3, 1804

Ultimately, why did Lewis and Clark decide to hire Toussaint Charbonneau, despite the fact that he greatly annoyed Captain Lewis when they first met?  Do you think they made a good decision?  Why or why not?

5 comments:

  1. I thought it was a good decision because the captains needed another boatman and someone who can speak Shoshone which is his wife, Sacagawea.

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  2. i think they made a great decision to hire him because his wife Sacagawea because she can speak the language of the native American and can help translate. they hired him so they can work with his wife

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  3. I think they made a great decision because as we all know Sacagewea was a vital part in the expedition.Also they needed a translator.

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  4. I think it was a good decision because, they could uses some extra help and they needed a translator to speak Shoshone to Sacagawea.

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  5. I think it was a good decision because they need more people on the expedition. They also needed a person who speak their language and Shoshone which would be Sacagawea.

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