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Why did lewis and clark want sacagawea to join their expedition

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She knew the land very well and she knew how to interact with other Indian tribes and if she wasn't with them, they could've been killed possibly by other Indian tribes because the white man was looked down upon by them because they had forced them out of their lands before
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Lewis and Clark wanted Sacagawea on the trip becuase she could seak Hidasu and Shoshone.

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