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WorksheetsThe Donner Party
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the Donner Party?
An ancient tribe who sacrificed people to eat.
An expedition where a group of people took an untested “shortcut” and got lost. This caused them to resort to cannibalism.
Two partners who traveled west to make maps.
A celebration of the Donner family.
When did the Donner Party occur?
February 7, 1850
April 28, 1847
April 29, 1847
March 16, 2020
Where did the Donner Party get lost?
Sierra Nevada mountains in California.
Mount Everest.
The Rocky Mountains.
In their village.
What are the pros of the Donner Party?
They found a new food source.
They had the most fun party in the history of parties.
They made a new map.
The path that they took is now one of the most important rail and highways today that connects San Francisco and Reno.
Who was involved in the Donner Party?
Lewis and Clark Donner.
Jacob and George Donners’ families and other travelers.
Indians.
Everyone from their village.
What was the cultural effect of the Donner Party?
They found gold.
They formed a cult.
When people found out what happened, all immigration west stopped until gold was found in California.
They became friends with the Indians.
What were the Geographic effects of the Donner Party?
Created the Donner Pass. (A pathway)
They made maps.
They fell in the river and died.
They made a farm in the mountains.
Why is the Donner Party important?
They had a successful farm in the mountains.
It reminds us to research things and not trust everything we here before we do something.
They made maps.
They found a new food source.
What is a modern event similar to the Donner Party?
A couple was trapped in a house and ate each other.
Friendship betrayal gone wrong.
Immigrants on a boat resorted to cannibalism after being lost at sea.
A Tickle Me Elmo ate my mom.
Why did people start dying?
Fell in the river and drowned.
Indian attacks.
Their farm was not substantial enough and all of them died.
Lack of proper nutrition, starvation, and they froze to death
