Characters
This person died at the beginning of the journey.
Who is Grama Keyes?
This character said,"Don't go camping with the Grim Reaper."
Who is the Hangman?
This place was where the Reed family was from.
Where is Springfield Illinois?
This is the number of wagons the Donner Family began the journey with.
What are 3 covered wagons?
Can you say what each wagon is for?
This feature (and two more features) made Reed's covered wagon unique.
What is a side door, a stove and a mirror?
The "short cut" was written by this person.
Who was Hastings?
This person said, "This cut off will save more than 400 miles of travel."
Who is Lansford Hastings?
This place is called the "jumping off point" of the journey.
Where is Independance, Missouri
These beloved (animals) could not ride in the wagons.
What are dogs?
How do they have to travel (where)?
The Reeds used this to cross the Big Blue River.
What is a log raft?
This famous president fought in the same war as Mr. Reed.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This person said, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale?
This short cut went through the desert.
What is the Salt Flats near Salt Lake City, Utah?
These are the reasons people wanted to go west to California.
What is to get/own land-to farm or raise animals?
These people relied on buffalos for food and shelter-plus killed the oxen of the Donner Train.
Who were the Sioux/Native Americans?
This person broke his leg while racing his horse after leaving Fort Bridger.
Who is Eddie Breen?
This bad luck person and probably a murderer and cannibal said, "I was born under an evil star!"
Who is Lewis Keseberg?
After leaving the Oregon Trail, the Donner Party traveled to this fort.
What is Fort Bridger?
When food supply was used up, this is what pioneers tried to eat first.
What are animals-like Billy.
There were few trees on the Great Plains so pioneers used this for fires.
What are buffalo chips (poo poo).
This is the name of a pony owned by Virginia Reed.
Who is Bill/Billy?
This person said, "Don't take no cut-offs and get where you're going as fast as you can." in her book after the journey.
Who is Virginia Reed?
This was built 2 years after the Donner Party arrived in California.
What is a railroad train?
Can you give 2 meanings for the word, Train.
About one year after the Donner Party reached California, this was discovered.
What is gold?
This pioneer died from over eating.
Who was William Hook?