Pioneers on the Mormon Trail ate the same sorts of foods you would find on all pioneer trails at the time. Common provisions included flour, corn meal, potatoes, onions, apples, and dried meats. Most companies would take along some cows, chickens, or pigs to provide food along the way, and hunted for wild game to eat as well. There were several stops along the way that had stores for buying more food, and occasionally they would find wild berries or small crops of potatoes, carrots, turnips, onions, and other produce planted by previous companies.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "mormon" church) is known for having an interesting history, unique beliefs, strong moral and family values, extensive humanitarian efforts, and a huge world-famous choir, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Technically, none. The Mormon pioneers founded thousands of cities scattered throughout the Western United States, mostly concentrated in present-day Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada, and California. They proposed a state called "Deseret" to the United States government, which covered all of Utah, parts of Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada. The United States government drew their own borders to found the states that exist today.

So, the Mormons had nothing to do with deciding the current states names or borders, but they did found many of the cities within those states.

Regrettably, many Mormons died as they tried to travel from Illinois to Utah. Many people starved and froze to death in a make shift camp they erected in the mud, just on the other side of the Mississippi River (1846). Ironically, while they were freezing in their tents, they could see the new residents enjoying their homes across the river.

Three hundred twenty-five (325) Mormons are buried at Winter Quarters, Nebraska. This was the second encampment where the Saints were able to built proper shelters and wait for spring to come (1847). As the weather warmed, there was more food, and fewer people died. They traveled mostly in the summer. There was plenty of water along the way. Sometimes children would wander away from wagon train and get lost on the plains. Sometimes Indians would find the children and bring them back to their parents. Sometimes they were never seen again.

Another great tragedy along the Mormon trail occurred years after the initial migration. In 1856, immigrants from England were delayed. They should have remained in Nebraska until spring came again, but they had come so far already. They were eager to reach the Great Salt Lake Valley. They were caught in the mountains in the snow. When news reached Salt Lake City, men and boys volunteered to go out and rescue them. They were able to rescue most of them 145 out of 404 were lost.

The entire trip was difficult! The people faced difficult terrain, lack of food and supplies, indian attacks, buffalo stampedes, animosity from outsiders, etc. Many died from disease and injury along the way.

The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

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The Mormon trail started at Nauvoo, Illinois and crossed Iowa to Winter Quarters, Nebraska and ended at Salt Lake City, Utah. Therefore the trail passed through only 3 states and that was Iowa, Nebraska & Wyoming.

Brigham Young lead the Mormon Pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. They left February 2, 1846 and arrived July 24, 1847, staying several months in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

This question is a two part question that has no answer. The Mormon Trail is commonly known as the trek westward from the state of Illinois to the (now state) of Utah which began in 1846. The Prophet Joseph Smith was assassinated prior to the trek westward in 1844. Therefore Joseph Smith never traveled the Mormon Trail.

The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

See related links for more information.

One of the early hardships faced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "the Mormons", started with the persecution that forced them to move several times. At the height of this, many members were murdered, tarred and feathered, raped, property stolen, properties and holy buildings burned to the ground, etc. Many of these things happened not just because of their religious belief but their belief in self sufficiency, anti-slavery, organized farming practices, education, and law enforcement.

Probably some of their most significant early hardships are also witnessed as they crossed the great plains of central America during bitter winter months in order to escape the death and persecution that had constantly hounded them. Many had to push their carts by hand with their young families during this trying time. Many froze to death crossing rivers, lost limbs, faced disease and death among their family members, all in simply trying to fulfil their right to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences. These were some of the terrible trials and hardships that plagued the early Mormon settlers, and difficulties that followed in trying to settle in the mountains of Utah, with their only resource beings prayer and their personal wits.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) used whatever forms of transportation were available to them. This included horseback, covered wagon, carriage, train, boat, and handcart. The handcart has become a symbol of the Mormon pioneers - a two-wheeled cart pulled by people on foot. It was a much cheaper way for the poor Mormons to travel across the Mormon Trail.

The Mormon trail is 1,300 miles (2,092 km) long and it took 536 days to make the inital trip. Much of this time was spent at Winter Quarters during the winter of 1846-1847. The exodus of the Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake occurred in two segments. The first segment, across Iowa to the Missouri River in February of 1846, took over four months to cover two hundred and sixty-five miles. The second segment, from the Missouri River to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, covered one thousand and thirty-two miles in four months. Below is a summarized version of their travels and hardships:

The Mormons were forced out of Nauvoo, IL in February 1846 under the leadership of Brigham Young. This early departure exposed them to the elements in the worst of winter. Young originally planned to lead an express company of about 300 men to the Great Basin during the summer of 1846. He believed they could cross Iowa and reach the Missouri River in four to six weeks. The actual trip across Iowa, however, was slowed by rain, mud, swollen rivers, and poor preparation, and required sixteen weeks-nearly three times longer than planned. Heavy rains turned the rolling plains of southern Iowa into a quagmire of axle-deep mud. Futhermore, few people carried adequate provisions for the trip. The weather, general unproparedness, and lack of experience in moving such a large group of people, all contributed to the difficulties they endured. The initial party reached the Missouri River on June 14. It was apparent that the Latter-day Saints could not make it to the Great Basin that season and would have to winter on the Missouri River. Some of the emigrants established a settlement called Kanesville on the Iowa side of the river. Others moved across the river building a camp called Winter Quarters. In April 1847, chosen members of the Vanguard Company gathered, final supplies were packed. The journey from Winter Quarters to Fort Laramie took six weeks, with the company arriving at the fort on June 1. At this point, the now larger company took the established Oregon Trail toward the trading post at Fort Bridger. Young met mountain man Jim Bridger on June 28. They discussed routes into the Salt Lake Valley, and the feasibility of viable settlements in the mountain valleys of the Great Basin. The company pushed on through South Pass, rafted across the Green River and arrived at Fort Bridger on July 7. Scouts Erastus Snow and Orson Pratt entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 21. On July 23, Pratt offered a prayer dedicating the land to the Lord. Ground was broken, irrigation ditches were dug, and the first fields of potatoes and turnips were planted. On July 24, Young first saw the valley from a "sick" wagon driven by his friend Wilford Woodruff. According to Woodruff, Young expressed his satisfaction in the appearance of the valley and declared This is the right place, drive on.

Taken in part from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Trail.

Obviously it's because the Mormons traveled the trail.

The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

See Related Links for more information.

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.

Entry - July 27, 1847 "Some Ute Indians visited the Pioneer Camp." This was in the Salt Lake City area. (LDS Church Chronology 1805 -1914, page 34)

The Mormon Trail and Oregon Trail followed essentially the same route until western Wyoming, where they split to head to Utah and Oregon. (really, it was the same trail, but they would often travel on opposite sides of the river or a few hundred feet apart so there was no competition over resources) They were both equally fast, since there were no speed limits and both followed the same geographic route, however since Oregon is farther away it usually took longer to get there. Really when it comes down to it though, how fast you got to your destination just depended on how you were traveling. A large wagon train might take months to travel the length of the trail, but a single rider on a good horse could take just a week or two, regardless of whether they were going to Utah or Oregon.

they all went west

The Mormon and Oregon trails split at what is called the Hastings Cutoff which began at Fort Bridger in southwestern Wyoming.

The Mormons moved from New York to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois to Utah because they faced violent persecution and in some cases were kicked out of their homes or were asked to leave by the government. At the time that the Mormons arrived, Utah was only inhabited by a handful of (mostly friendly) Native American tribes and was outside the jurisdiction of the US Government, which meant that the Mormons could finally practice their religion in peace.

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Evening dances were very popular on the Mormon trail. They would gather around bonfires to play instruments, sing, dance, and talk. Children would play games or make simple toys with sticks, rocks, and strings.

The Mormon Trail is the trail that the Mormon Pioneers took from Illinois to Utah between 1845 and 1870. It was different from other trails because it was used by people seeking religious freedom rather than riches or wild living, as most other western trails were used for.