They both traveled a long way
The Donner Party took off from Independence, MO too late. Back then, you didn't have any good transpertation system like we do now. So they had to rely on wagons. They couldn't take off too early because the grass was needed the horse/mule/oxen to eat. They couldn't take off too late because they wouldn't be able to cross the Rockys because of the snow. So the timing was very important. The Donner Party took off too late so they got stuck on the Rockys.
der Blitz-noun, blitzen-verb (Yes, like the reindeer. Donner is thunder.)
Pioneers and prospectors traveled west during this time period because of the innumerable possibilities and opportunities that lay ahead:Land was cheap and available in huge tractsGold was in abundanceThe option to improve one's life was present (meaning they had the chance to start over or "strike it rich")
to the gold rush because it was 1847 the year of the gold rush and they were going to california it says in the book read it find the answer like me a smart history loveing 8 year old
The Donner party left from Springfield, IL. James Frazier Reed was born in Ireland and had done lead mining, farming, and cabinet making. George Donner had one crop on a farm in Texas but did not like it there so he moved to the Springfield, IL area and married Eustace Tanner.
They both traveled a long way
No, a clarinet does use a reed but it is a single reed instrument like a saxophone.
The 87 people were pioneers going to settle in California. Just like others of their time they were looking for a new life with their families. This was not a group of gold miners, but families who were basically farmers.
The Donner Party took off from Independence, MO too late. Back then, you didn't have any good transpertation system like we do now. So they had to rely on wagons. They couldn't take off too early because the grass was needed the horse/mule/oxen to eat. They couldn't take off too late because they wouldn't be able to cross the Rockys because of the snow. So the timing was very important. The Donner Party took off too late so they got stuck on the Rockys.
bass clarinet (single reed, like clarinet); bassoon (double reed, like oboe)
the oboe has a double reed, like the English horn and bassoon. See my link of a picture of the reed
The homophone for "read" that sounds like "reed" is "reed." In this case, they are spelled differently but sound the same.
Ed Reed's signature looks like an angular and spiked script signature. It can be viewed online at places like Sports Memorabilia where items that are signed by Ed Reed are sold.
Sax reeds are like 3x bigger
The homograph of "reed" is "reed." It refers to either a thin strip of material or a tall, grass-like plant that grows in wet areas.
Cor anglais, or the English horn, is a double-reed instrument. It's a larger version of the oboe.