Section A-Overview “Westward Expansion”

Section B-Alexander Gram Bell

Section C-The Donner Party

Bibliography

Built in 1862

First Exploration of west was in 1830 and was also illegal

•Bell always said….

•On a string attached to his wrist, he kept a notebook…

•He returned to Tutelo…

•One day in July…

•The first telephone was built in Boston…

•Bell spent the rest of that summer demonstrating his new device to his friends

and family….

•Bell died in Baddeck, Nova Scotia…

•All his life…

•Friends and family commented...

~The Donner party is the name given to a group of pioneers.

~They became trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, In the winter of 1846-1847

~Reached Fort Bridger, and were persueded to take Hastings cut off.

~This caused many delays and hardships.

~A trail had to be made through the Wasatch Mts. And an 80 mile desert had to be crossed.

~3 deaths thus far.

~80 people reached the base of the steep summit, and discovered it was snow covered.

~Forced to turn back.

~Party Stranded, made camps on the trail

~Attempts made to cross the mountains

~Feb. rescue party reached the encampments

~Not everyone could be taken out, few supplies, many dead already

~Survivors had begun to eat the dead

~Last survivor rescued in April

~5 died before reaching the Sierra Nevadas

~83 people were trapped, 44 survived to reach California.

~Number dead-28 males, 8 females

~Survived-20 males, 24 females

Adams, James. “American Destiny.” New York:

Charles Scribners’ sons, 1940

The effects of Westward expansion on American society.

Beecher, Dale. The Donner Party. [online] Available

http//:www.media.utah.edu/medsol/UCME/d/donner.html, 10/26/98

Overall summary of the story of the Donner Party their resort to cannibalism and the hardships they suffered.

Haller, Mike. Donner Party Homepage, overview and background. [Online] Available

http://www.teleport.com/~mhaller/, 10/26/98

Donner Party documents, recollections, interpretations, and other information

Johnson, Kristin. Donner Party Roster. [Online] available

http://www.metrogourmet.com/crossroads/KJRoster.htm, 10/26/98

The members of the Donner Party are listed by family group and by individual persons, whether each person perished or survived.

Lavender, David. “The American Heritage History of the great West.” New York:

American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc, 1965

A brief summary of the events which occurred with the Donner Party.

Rosen, Daniel. Maps. [online] Available

http://members.aol.com/DanMRosen/donner/maps.htm, 10/26/98

Maps of the country the party traveled in, the paths and shortcuts they took and the places they stayed.

Rosen, Daniel. Survivors of the Donner Party. [online] Available

http://members.aol.com/DanMRosen/Donner/Survivor.htm, 10/26/98

A detailed account of all the survivors of the Donner Party, Includes in depth descriptions

Author Unknown. Union Pacific Railroad History. [Online] Available

http://www.uprr.com/uprr/ffh/history, 10/29/98

Overview of how the railroads effected the West

Author Unknown. Westward Expansion. [online] Available

http://www.americanwest.com/pages/wexpansi.htm, 10/29/98

Overview of Westward Expansion.

Author Unknown. The Man. [online] Available

http://www.fitzgeraldstudio.com/html/bell/theman.html, 11/2/98

About Alexander Graham Bell growing up. The telephone.