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How many wagons did the Donner party have?
16 wagons were on the donner party And 87 people that were with the donner party.
Is the Oregon Trail computer game based on a true story?
The Oregon Trail (the game) is based on the Oregon-California Trail - a route the early pioneers when trying to conquer the west side of the continent. Independence, MO., FT Laramie and many other "landmarks" in the game are, in fact, real-life historical landmarks. The Hastings Cutoff, in particular, is the trail that led The Donner Party (also called the Donner-Reed Party) down a path of death, starvation, and cannibalism. There is an interesting documentary on PBS's American Experience that tells the tale of the Donner Party. It's actually a really interesting documentary, and makes you look at the computer game in a whole new way. If you want to take it a step further, look into how the (east) and west was conquered by the Europeans. After you watch 'The Donner Party,' you can start watching 'We Shall Remain.' It's a five-part series that tells the story of the relationship between Indians and Europeans from the May Flower to modern times. Parts of the documentary describe the wicked relationship that existed between the Indians and the conquering pioneers.
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.
What was a mistake the Donner party made?
The Donner party took a shortcut across Utah that its promoter said would save them 300 miles. Instead, it added 100 miles to their trip.
How long were the Donner Party stuck in the serria Nevadas?
6 months
The experience that the Donner Party had shows that?
The experience that the Donner Party had shows that the Oregon Trail was hazardous.
What experience that the Donner party had shows that?
traveling the Oregon Trail was hazardous.
Did the Oregon trail resort to cannibalism?
Yes there was cannibalism on the organ trail. One group who resorted to it was the Donner Party
How many wagons did the Donner party have?
16 wagons were on the donner party And 87 people that were with the donner party.
What cutoff did the donner party take?
They used the Hastings' Cutoff
Margaret donner in donner party?
There was a girl named Mary Donner in the Donner Party, and a woman named Margaret Reed.
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.
How long did it take the Donner party to get from Missouri to Sutter's fort?
The Donner Party left Missouri in May of 1846. The last of the victims were rescued in February of 1847.
Were the Donner Party LDS pioneers?
No. The Donner Party were not Mormon pioneers.
When was The Donner Party - film - created?
The Donner Party - film - was created in 2009.
What route did the donner party take to reach California?
The Donner Party took the California Trail, which was part of the larger westward migration routes in the mid-1800s. They initially traveled along the Missouri River and then followed the trail through present-day Wyoming, where they encountered the South Pass. Unfortunately, they made a critical decision to take a shortcut through the Sierra Nevada mountains, known as the Hastings Cutoff, which ultimately led to delays and their tragic entrapment in the snow during the winter of 1846-1847.
Who were the donner party leaders?
George Donner was the leader
