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Basically, a guy by the name of Lansford Hastings decided to take a shortcut now called "Hastings Cutoff"). This shortcut would have saved them time, however, they were not prepared for the extreme weather they encountered. Deep snow and limited supplies ultimately led to the demise half of the party. 48 of the 87 members of the party survived.
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What happen to the donner party?
The Donner party left the other group of travelers and used hasting cutoff little did they know that the guide only used this path once. When the Donner party got close the the Sierra Nevada's they got suck in a snow storm some of the people in the Donner party had to leave there wagons behind or get rid of stuff so alot f the people were out side huddled against each other getting warmth. Because of this "shortcut" the donner party ran out of food and water and people died for the lack of food when it came to that the donner party had no choice to eat the dead later on theree n ople that volenterred to hichhike to california and get help and some of the people trying to get help died on the way some made it to california. Thats some what of what happend to the donner party.
What mountains did the donner party have to cross?
There was only one major mountain range that the Donner Party had to cross through. The Rocky Mountain. The Rockys caused a lot of trouble for the people going out to west. The Donner Party took off late from Independence, MO, so the Donner Party got stuck in the Rockys. That's what caused the Donner Party to become so famous and the number of people going to the west decreased dramatically. Then the Gold Rush started and the numbers went way up.
How were the Lewis and Clark expedition like the Donner party?
They both traveled a long way
Who is the Donner Pass named after?
It was a relatively easy way for wagon to make it through the Sierra Nevada mountain range (at the time it was called Hastings Cutoff). It made for a straight shot between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento. The Donner party made it famous by getting stranded there during a poorly advised winter crossing attempt. Donner pass is still used today. Hwy 80 goes through it between California and Nevada.
What is the donner party about?
The Donner Party is the name of a wagon train that set out for California in the spring of 1846. They experienced many difficulties along the way and were belated. When they reached the Sierra Nevada, they were trapped by an early snowfall and had to spend the winter in the Rocky Mountains. They ran out of food and several starved to death. Some of the emigrants ate their dead companions to stay alive. Between February and April 1847 rescue parties from California brought the survivors out. The story of the Donner party spread back to east so the the number of people going out to west dropped incredibly. But in 1849, James Marshall found gold in a mountain in California. The news spread very quickly to east and the number of people going out to west increased dramatically. The people who went to California to find gold were called the 49ers and the event was called the California Gold Rush.
Did pioneers eat each other in the south pass in the rocky mountains?
no they did not eat each other. but there was one party that went a different direction and they ended up eating the people who die going that way. they are know as the Donner Party.
Why Were the murderers of Joseph Smith traveling with the Donner Party?
There has never been any definitive proof that any of those who participated in the assassination of Joseph Smith found their way into the doomed Donner Party. The men who participated in the prophet's martyrdom called themselves the Carthage Grays. It may never be known who actually fired the shots that killed Joseph and his brother, Hyrum; the shots were fired both from the stairway immediately outside the room where they were staying, and from the grounds below the window of that room. There have been stories over the years that some members of the Grays made their way west, but no documentation exists that any of the Donner Party were members of that mob.
Why did the Donner Party end in disaster?
They tried to take a shorter route to California but instead it took longer and was more difficult and that was their downfall. As Virginia Reed who survived advised - "Don't take no shortcuts and hurry along as fast as you can."
Est-ce que tu peux you donner les directions?
Est-ce que tu peux donner les directions? means Can you show the way?
For how many years what was the only way to get to California from the US?
Over Donner Pass, and other similar passes.
Who was the American military hero who invaded Mexico in 1846?
General Winfield Scott, whose army landed at Veracruz in 1846 and fought its way to Mexico City.
Why do you remember the Donner Party?
The Donnor Party happened during a very important part of American History. It was the journey west to expand the countries boundries, and explore new land. The Donnor Party was doing something that has been an obsession of human kind as long as we have existed. We want to discover and explore as far as possible. The reason they stand out from other pioneers' is because the cannibalism that occured during their entrapment in the Sierra Nevada's. But that is just the faucet to the story. The story of canabalism pulls people in, but they real story of how many people suffered and fought for their lives against mother nature is what keep the story present in our history. The Donnor Party is an interesting study because so many factors caused the story to unfold and events to occur. There is also a mistery about what actually happened, and they unknown is very appealing to human kind.
