Donner Party Flashcards
Who led the donner party?
Jacob and George donner
Where did they set off from?
Missouri
When did they set off?
1846
Where where they heading?
California
Where had they reached by June
Little sandy river
Where did the Donner’s and others decide to go
Head for Fort Bridger and take the Hastings cut off rather than follow a more established route
What were true consequences of taking the Hastings cut off ?
They lost 4 wagons, oxen and cattle and a whole months time
How did the dinner party become stranded
They crossed the Sierra Nevada mountains and the snow hit and they became stranded
Wha happened by December
Their food supply’s began to run out and and people began to die
How did the small group make it to California?
They left on foot and 7 made it
How many members were there and how many survived?
87 members who took the Hastings route and 46 survived
300 migrants all together
How did the survivors stay alive
Ate the dead bodies
