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Death in the Donner Party: A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
From the Series Cause-and-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… Read More →
Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
From the Series Presidential Powerhouses
Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was a man of contradictions. Jefferson penned the most stirring claim of the Declaration of Independence: "all men are created… Read More →