The Journey West
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- Created on: 13-05-18 20:40
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- The Journey West- Problems on the Journey
- Preparations and Problems on the Journey
- Migrants needed to complete the journey before winter or risk getting stuck
- Weather conditions were extreme- both ways
- The main problems were getting stuck, ill or running out of supplies.
- Migrants needed enough food to survive. Many ate salt pork
- It was safest to travel by wagon trails of 20 or more. Each member of the group would have a specific skill.
- Early Migrants used explorers as guides, later written guides were used.
- The best time to travel was April as there was enough grass to feed cattle and time to arrive by winter.
- The biggest killer was cholera as travellers were using the same water as toilets.
- The Donner Party
- In May 1847 the Donner Party left Missouri for California with 300 people.
- The wagons were well equipt and followed the Oregon trail. The group had more women children and elders than standards.
- By July, they reached Fort Bridger in the Rocky Mountains and a part of the group decided to take a short-cut no one else had used before.
- The small party got lost and then got trapped in a snow storm. All the cattle died and many resorted to cannabalism. Only 46 survived.
- Preparations and Problems on the Journey
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