Donner Party Level 1

What inspired many people to migrate west?

• Disneyland

• Manifest Destiny

• Global warming

• Desert Sand

Where was the Donner Party trying to travel to?

• Oregon

• New Mexico

• Japan

• California

  What mountains presented the most difficult part of the trip?

• Sandias

• Mount Everest

• Sierra Nevadas

• The Rocky Mountains

True or False.

The most common western states people migrated to were North Dakota and Arizona.

• True

• False

What was the name of the person who created the shortcut?

• George Donner

• James Reed

• Lansford Hastings

• Joe Biden

True or False.

Hastings Cutoff was an established route to California.

• True

• False

What were the factors that led to the Donner Party getting trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains? Check all that apply.

• They left too late in the season

• They did not follow the established trail

• They did not pack enough supplies

• They did not have fast horses

True or False.

Many American soldiers were fighting in the American Mexican war and couldn’t help the stranded immigrants.

• True

• False