1. Donner Party
By Candon Hatalla

2. Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of two family's, the Reed family and the Donner family. They were traveling west to California.

3. Who was the Donner party?
The Reed family and Donner family.
The Donner Party was group of families wanting to travel west to start a new life.

4. Who was leading the party westward?
George Donner was leading the two families westward along with Lansford Hasting

5. What was their plan when they got to California?
Their plan was to start a new life Lansford Hasting wanted to move to California because he wanted to be president of California

6. What state did the Donner party leave from?
The Donner Party left from Springfield Illinois and they wanted to travel to California to start a new life.

7. When did the Donner Party leave for California?
The Donner Party was leaving Springfield in April 1846

8. What happen when they got one the trail?
When the Donner Party set out to start their journey, they left to late and were stuck in the middle of a bad snow storm

9. What did they eat when they were stranded?
When they were on the trail, they had to eat there mules, and all of their food that they were saving

10. Details
On the Oregon trail they wanted to take a shortcut which was a bad idea
During there time taking the short cut their wagon broke and they had to set up camp
During the tie period that they had to camp out a huge snow storm made them stranded

11. Extra detail
The snow storm made them stranded and they were running out of food
They had to eat their mules and had to turn to cannibalism

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