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The Mormon Trail didn't change the American West, because the Mormon Trail was next to the Oregon Trail.
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The Mormon Trail followed the Oregon Trail until it hit Fort Bridger, Wyoming. There the Mormon Trail split off down toward where Salt Lake City, Utah is today. The largest change the Mormon Trail did to change the American West is bring a large influx of people into the American West. People who were willing to try to settle the desert areas in Utah and Idaho that no one else wanted to touch. It also helped solidify a trail that lead was a main stopping point for people headed to Oregon or California. People traveling on either the Oregon or California Trails would go to Salt Lake City and resupply before continuing their journey west, usually rejoining the trails around the southern central part of Idaho right near the Idaho-Utah border.
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What are some trails heading west besides the Oregon trail?
The California Trail, Gila Trail, Mormon Trail and The Old Spanish Trail....
What did the Mormon Trail follow to the west?
The Mormon Trail cloesly followed the Oregon and California trails much of the time. This is because there really was only one easy way to the west, due to the placement of mountains, rivers, and settlements used for gathering supplies.
What are the three trails west?
Oregon trail, mormon Trail, Old spanish trail, and for more it is Santa fe trail, California trail i hope you take at least three of them this is your choice like you can choose Oregon trail, Santa fe trail, California trail your choice!
What is the difference between the Mormon and Oregon trails?
The Oregon Trail at times converges with the Mormon Trail, and most often runs parallel to it.The Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail began for vastly different reasons. Let's start with the Oregon Trail.The Oregon Trail began as a road for Westward expansion. Fur traders and trappers first set the trail, which was passable only on foot or on horseback. It later was by gold miners, the poor seeking greater opportunity, and even criminals fleeing into the "Wild West." The Oregon Trail represents Manifest Destiny, American Frontierism, and American Expansionism.The Mormon Trail has more in common with the Native Americans' Trail of Tears and far less in common with the American dream. The Latter-day Saints (called "Mormons" because the hold the Book of Mormon as a sacred text and testimony of Jesus Christ) were slaughtered and kicked out of their homes in Ohio, Missouri, and finally in Illinois. After the martyrdom of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith at Carthage, Illinois, Brigham Young (then president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) led the Latter-day Saints westward to escape persecution and slaughter. The course of their exodus is now known as the Mormon Trail.The Mormons settled primarily in what we now know as Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and California, and what was at that time Mexico. During their trek, the United States Army requested Mormon aid in the Mexican-American War, to which the company acquiesced despite the state and federal government's continued "blind eye" toward the injustices committed against them.
Why did people choose to follow the Mormon trail?
The Mormon pioneers traveled on the Mormon Trail to reach Utah, where they found the freedom to practice their religion in relative peace. Others used the Mormon trail as a route to various places in the west, many would continue on to California, Nevada, or Oregon.
What route did the Mormon trail to the west?
The Mormon Trail was the route, but it did travel on the Oregon trial too. :)
What routes did the Mormon trail follow to the west?
They followed the Orgen Trail
What route did the Mormon trail follow the west?
They followed the Orgen Trail
What trail did people take west?
the answer is Mormon trail Santa Fe trail and the Old spanish trail
What were five trails that Americans followed as they emigrated west?
There was the Bozeman Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail and the California Trail that were all used for emigration west.
What five trails that Americans followed as they emigrated west?
There was the Bozeman Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail and the California Trail that were all used for emigration west.
What trails did NOT take people west?
the answer is Mormon trail Santa Fe trail and the Old spanish trail
How did the mormon trail got its name?
The Mormon Trail got it's name because it was used by tens of thousands of Mormon pioneers travelling west to find religious freedom.
What are some trails heading west besides the Oregon trail?
The California Trail, Gila Trail, Mormon Trail and The Old Spanish Trail....
Why did the latter-day saints fled west on the Mormon trail?
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) traveled west on the Mormon Trail to find a place where they could practice their religion in peace.
What route did the more Mormon follow to the west?
Most Mormons followed the Mormon Trail, which was roughly the same as the Oregon trail until the Mormon trail split off to Utah in Wyoming. Some Mormon pioneers took a boat around South America, docked in California, and travelled to Utah through Nevada.
What trails did pioneers use to travel west?
A famous route west for pioneers was the Wilderness Road, made by Daniel Boone and others.
