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Death in the Donner Party
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
by Emily Rose Oachs
Part of the Cause-and-Effect Investigation series
In 1846, the Donner Party left Illinois to begin a new life in California. They faced delays and terrible misfortune. Trapped with few supplies in the snowy Sierra Nevada, what would the travelers do to survive?
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The Children's Blizzard of 1888
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
by Nel Yomtov
Part of the Cause-and-Effect Investigation series
In 1888, a sudden blizzard took rural towns across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakota Territory by surprise. Far from their homes on the Midwestern prairie, would the people caught in the storm survive?
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The Irish Potato Famine
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
by Jill Sherman
Part of the Cause-and-Effect Investigation series
In the mid-1840s, potato blight ruined the crops of impoverished farmers across Ireland. Many families went hungry. As the government struggled to address the problem, disease struck down people weakened by starvation. Would the country ever recover?
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The Jamestown Colony Disaster
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
by Marcia Amidon Lusted
Part of the Cause-and-Effect Investigation series
In 1607, settlers from England established the Jamestown colony in North America. They struggled with starvation and disease. Violence soon broke out between the settlers and local Powhatan American Indians. Would the Jamestown colony end in failure?
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The Great Chicago Fire
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
by Michael Regan
Part of the Cause-and-Effect Investigation series
On October 8, 1871, a fierce fire broke out in the bustling city of Chicago. More than a hundred people died, and thousands were left homeless. Could the city have prevented this blaze?
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Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
by Mary K. Pratt
Part of the Cause-and-Effect Investigation series
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Levees failed and the city flooded. More than a thousand people died, and thousands more lost their homes. What caused these devastating losses, and how might they have been prevented?
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