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What best explains the decision of the Mormons to settle in Utah Territory?
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∙ 14y ago
We don't have "the following", so we can't answer this question very well, but the reason the Mormon pioneers had to leave their previous homes in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois is because they were kicked out or forced to leave due to extreme persecution. The reason why they moved to Utah is because God lead them there, Joseph Smith had prophesied they would have to move to the Rocky Mountains, and they wanted to go to a land that nobody else wanted so that they wouldn't risk having large groups of people move in and repeat the persecution they had faced elsewhere.
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What religious group settle in Utah?
The Latter Day Saints or Mormons.I really think it was Mormons. I am doing a assiment for my schoool and that fits into what i need.it could be either but that's just my oppinionIn 1844 the Mormons followed Brigham Young to what would become the Utah Territory.
When did Mormons settle at the Great Salt Lake?
The first Mormons arrived to settle in the Great Salt Lake on July 24, 1847.
Where did Mormons settle in the west?
Utah.
Where did Brigham young settle the Mormons?
Utah
What landmark the Mormons settle near?
The Great Salt Lake.
Why did the Mormons move to the west to settle with Utah?
The Mormons were searching for a place where they could practice their religion in peace and found that place in Utah.
Why did the Mormons leave New York and eventually settle in Salt Lake City Utah?
In short, the purpose of emmigrating was to find a safe place to practice their religion. The Latter-day Saints (Mormons) were subject to a great deal of persecution, and even mob attacks and murders, wherever they settled -- initially in New York, then Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. The governor of Missouri even issued an extermination order authorizing the murder of Mormons in the state. After the murder of their prophet and president in 1844, the Mormons emigrated along the Mormon Trail to the valley of the Great Salt Lake, which was mostly uninhabited by anyone, and began to settle the territory there.
Why were the Mormons able to settle successfully at the Great Salt Lake?
The Mormons were able to settle successfuly at the Great Salt Lake due to their faith, strength, steadfast determination to settle together in a place where they would not be persecuted for their religious beliefs and where the lord wanted them to be.
What members of this religion were instrumental in helping to settle the west in the mid 1800s a protestants b catholics c shakers d Mormons e baptists?
d. Mormons
What were Mormons obstacles?
Well the Mormons faced religious prosection from all sides. Some of their obstacles included finding a place to settle and getting new mebers to join
What state did Mormons settle in?
They settled in Utah. There are also alot in Idaho and California, but Utah is the main state.
Is an immigrant a person who first settles in a place?
The first people to settle in Utah were not immigrants, but indians and mormons.
