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What prevented the donner party from moving ahead to fort laramie as planned

What prevented the donner party from moving ahead to fort laramie as planned
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What prevented the donner party from moving ahead to fort laramie as planned

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They took a different route after hastings advised them to take a short cut
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They decided to take what they thought to be a shortcut, but it just made their journey longer. Then a blizzard hit, they were stranded, cold, and hungry; so they resorted to cannibalism. Fun times!
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