The Oregon Trail and the Donner Party (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period of major westward migration to Oregon
Time period of major westward migration to Oregon
1835 to 1850
Starting point of Oregon Trail
Starting point of Oregon Trail
Independence, Missouri
Length of Oregon Trail in kilometres
Length of Oregon Trail in kilometres
3,200 km
Month migrants had to depart Oregon Trail
Month migrants had to depart Oregon Trail
April (for grass for livestock)
Duration of Oregon Trail journey
Duration of Oregon Trail journey
8-9 months
Staple food for Oregon Trail migrants
Staple food for Oregon Trail migrants
Salt pork
Donner Party departure date
Donner Party departure date
May 1846
Leaders of Donner Party
Leaders of Donner Party
Jacob and George Donner
Number who took the shortcut from Fort Bridger
Number who took the shortcut from Fort Bridger
About 80 people
Mountain range where Donner Party was trapped
Mountain range where Donner Party was trapped
Sierra Nevada
What Donner Party survivors ate to survive
What Donner Party survivors ate to survive
Their dead companions (cannibalism)
Month & year Donner Party was rescued
Month & year Donner Party was rescued
February 1847
Days rescue party took to reach Johnson's Ranch
Days rescue party took to reach Johnson's Ranch
32 days