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CAUSE EFFECT
DISASTERS
In 1846, the eighty-seven members of the Donner Party left Illinois to begin a
new life in California. Many pioneers made this journey, but the Donner Party
faced delays and terrible misfortune. Trapped with few supplies in the snowy
Sierra Nevada for the winter, what would the travelers do to survive?
To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes.
How did taking an untested shortcut affect the Donner Party’s progress?
How did multiple delays contribute to poor travel conditions? Investigate the
disaster from a cause-and-effect perspective and find out!
the ChIldren’s BlIzzArd of 1888
deAth In the donner PArty
the greAt ChICAgo fIre
hurrICAne KAtrInA And the floodIng of new orleAns
the IrIsh PotAto fAmIne
the JAmestown Colony dIsAster
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