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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") were forced to move west due to the extreme persecution they faced from both locals and government officials. Joseph Smith prophesied that the Saints would find peace in the Rocky Mountains, which was a mostly uninhabited area in Mexico at the time. After Joseph was murdered, the government of Illinois asked them to leave the state, so they went to the Rocky Mountains and found relative peace as Joseph had promised.
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How did the Mormons move west?
The Mormons traveled west in wagons, with handcarts and later by train.
What is the signifigence of the Mormons moving west?
The signifigence of the Mormons moving west was for them to escape religious percsecution
What state was settled by Mormons in the west?
Utah was settled by Mormons.
What did the Mormons see on their journey to the west?
The great American West!
How do you compare and contrast the Mormons and the 49ers?
Mormons were traveling west in search of religious freedom. 49ers were traveling west in search of wealth.
Seeking political freedom the Mormons traveled West in what is now?
Mormons traveled west in either a conestoga wagon or handcart and settled in Utah.
Where did Mormons settle in the west?
Utah.
What was a push that moved the Mormons west?
Persecution. The Mormons were chased out of Missouri and asked to leave Illinois... so they moved further west, where there was nobody to kick them out.
What were the Mormons hoping to find in the west?
The Mormons were hoping to find the freedom to practice their religion in peace and without persecution.
Where did the Mormons make their new homeland in the west?
Mormons settled much of the west. Church headquarters was built in Salt Lake City, but hundreds of towns all over Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada, and California were settled by Mormons.
What religious group establish a Desert Zion in the west?
Mormons
What groups of Americans sought religious freedom in the West?
Mormons.
