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Mormons moved west to escape religious scrutiny.

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What motivated the marmons to move west?

they moved west in search of religious freedom


What religious group sought religious freedom in the west?

Mormons(:


Why did Mormons moved to west?

The Mormon pioneers moved west in search of religious freedom. They were kicked or chased out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, where they had previously gone looking for a place to practice their religion in peace.


What did the Mormons hope to find out west?

The Mormon pioneers moved west (beyond what was then the United States border) to find religious freedom. They had been persecuted and kicked out of every other place they had attempted to settle in.


How was the Mormons view of westward movement different from that of other pioneers?

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) moved west in search of religious freedom, while most other pioneers moved west in search of wealth or job opportunities.


What groups of Americans sought religious freedom in the West?

Mormons.


What were some of the rights promised by the west jersey constitution?

west jersey promised religious freedom


Why do you think people chose to endure the hardships of frontier living rather than remaining in the East?

People moved to the west because in the east there was no room for farming, economic depression, and there was no space for farming and agriculture. People also moved west because of the gold rush, in search of religious freedom, privacy, cotton,


What did the Mormons first hope to find in the west?

The Mormon pioneers moved west in search of religious freedom. They had been kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. They set out for the Rocky Mountains, which was then part of Mexico, intending to leave the persecution of the United States behind.


What were two reasons people wanted to Go West?

religious freedom and the gold rush


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.


When they first moved from New York in the early 1800s what did Mormons hope to find in the west?

Mormons hoped to find a place where they could practice their religion freely without persecution. Between 1831 and 1847, they moved from New York to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois and finally to Utah in search of religious freedom.