America: Mormons

Question 1

When was the Book of Mormon published?

Answer 1

1830

Question 2

Where did the Mormons start?

Answer 2

Fayette, New York State

Question 3

Who was the first leader of the Mormons?

Answer 3

Joseph Smith

Question 4

How many Mormons were there by 1851?

Answer 4

1,000

Question 5

Why were the Mormons kicked out of Kirkland, Ohio?

Answer 5

They were blamed for the Economic Crisis in 1837

Question 6

What was the Mormon opinion on slavery?

Answer 6

Against slavery

Question 7

When was Joseph Smith killed?

Answer 7

27th June 1844

Question 8

Why did many people dislike the Mormons

Answer 8

• Anti-slavery
• Practiced polygamy
• Success leading to jealousy

Question 9

What is polygamy?

Answer 9

A man having multiple spouses

Question 10

When was the city of Nauvoo set up?

Answer 10

1839

Question 11

How many Mormons were there by 1844?

Answer 11

35,000

Question 12

What was the first Mormon independent city state?

Answer 12

Nauvoo

Question 13

What lead to Non-Mormons killing Joseph Smith?

Answer 13

Smith planning to run for president

Question 14

Who was the Mormon leader after Joseph Smith?

Answer 14

Brigham Young

Question 15

Where did Brigham Young decide to move the Mormons to?

Answer 15

Utah

Question 16

Why did Brigham Young travel west with the Mormons?

Answer 16

To escape persecution

Question 17

When did Nauvoo become the wealthiest city in Illinois?

Answer 17

1844

Question 18

What made the Mormons successful in travelling west?

Answer 18

• Organised
• Strict rules managed by officers
• Made camp in defensive positions to protect against Native American attacks
• Large winter camp set up to prevent situations like The Donner Party’s

Question 19

When did the first Mormons leave to travel to Utah?

Answer 19

February 1846

Question 20

How many Mormons died in the winter of 1846-47?

Answer 20

700

Question 21

What did state governments do to the Mormons before they moved west?

Answer 21

• Stopped them from voting
• Imprisoned many

Question 22

What was the name of the city Brigham Young established?

Answer 22

Salt Lake City

Question 23

When was Utah allowed to become a state?

Answer 23

1896

Question 24

Why wouldn’t the USA let Utah become a state?

Answer 24

Mormons practiced polygamy

Question 25

How was Salt Lake City planned?

Answer 25

• Allocated land based on family need
• Temple at the centre of the city
• Grid system for streets

Question 26

How was farming arranged in Salt Lake City?

Answer 26

• System if irrigation ditches
• Timetable for when people could draw water for their plots
• Agriculturalists hired to give advice on crops

Question 27

Describe the economic situation for Salt Lake City

Answer 27

• Very wealthy
• People shared wealth

Question 28

What was the Perpetual Emigrating Fund?

Answer 28

Fund set up to pay for the travel and settlement of all new Mormons arriving in Salt Lake City

Question 29

Why was the Perpetual Emigrating Fund set up?

Answer 29

To increase the Mormon population and gain money

Question 30

Mormon success lead to Salt Lake City becoming almost entirely ____ __________

Answer 30

Self sufficient

Question 31

When was the Mountain Meadow Massacre?

Answer 31

1857

Question 32

What was the Mountain Meadow Massacre?

Answer 32

• A non Mormon wagon train of settlers was attacked by Mormons
• Worried that the US army would retaliate, the Mormon military killed the 150 remaining adults to get rid of witnesses (17 children were spared which they planned to ‘adopt’)
• They blamed Native Americans
• US government investigated and convicted only 1 Mormon

Question 33

What were the consequences of the Mountain Meadow Massacre?

Answer 33

• Bad publicity for the Mormons
• Non-Mormon governors put in charge of Utah Territory
• US army allowed to station troops in Utah