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What Group of pioneers trapped in the sierra Nevada range by winter snow?
donner party xD once agan i answer my question
Did the donner party eat each other?
The Donner Party ran out of food and were trapped by a winter storm. Cannibalism was unheard of in civilized societies, so this was met with Horror! The survivors weren't exactly welcomed neighbors.
Was John C Fremont apart of the Donner party?
No. He urged the Donner Party to take a shortcut which caused the party unnecessary hardship. If the Donner Party had not taken the shortcut, they would have made it to Sacramento before snow came to the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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 many wagons did the Donner party have?
16 wagons were on the donner party And 87 people that were with the donner party.
Donner Party is trapped in sierra Nevada?
Yep, they are still stuck there. Jk, the 48 of 87 who survived were rescued in February of 1847.
Margaret donner in donner party?
There was a girl named Mary Donner in the Donner Party, and a woman named Margaret Reed.
Were the Donner Party LDS pioneers?
No. The Donner Party were not Mormon pioneers.
What did the donner party eat?
The Donner Party ran out of food and were trapped by a winter storm. Cannibalism was unheard of in civilized societies, so this was met with horror! The survivors weren't exactly welcomed neighbors.
When was The Donner Party - film - created?
The Donner Party - film - was created in 2009.
What was the average in winter season monthly snow fall for the Sierra Nevada Mountains Donner Pass?
Not sure what the annual slow fall rate is but at the Donner Pass memorial the plaque said the 22 foot height of the memorial represented the depth of the snow when the Donner Party was trapped there.
Did the Donner Party turn around when they got trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
no they did that's y they went canniblism sick!look it up in Google
