What were the challenges the donner party faced?

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Dangelo Barajas

18 January, 17:33

What were the challenges the donner party faced?

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Adison Gordon · Answer 1

Led by brothers Jacob and George Donner, and the group attempted to take a new and supposedly shorter route to California. They then encountered rough terrain and numerous delays

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Led by brothers Jacob and George Donner, and the group attempted to take a new and supposedly shorter route to California. They then encountered rough terrain and numerous delays, and they eventually became trapped by heavy snowfall high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.