Early Settlers - Mormans Flashcards
what faith were the mormans?
christian
when did the mormans first start to develop? and who made that happen?
joseph smith
1830
what did joseph smith claim happened to him?
two angels gave him gold plates, which he then translated into the ‘book of morman’
where did the mormans initially start?
Ohio
why did the leave Ohio?
joseph smiths bank went bankrupt and they were driven out by locals
where did they go after Ohio?
missouri
why did they go to missouri?
not many people lived there, no conflict
why did they leave missouri?
they were attacked by local mobs
where did they go after missouri?
Nauvoo, illinois
why did they leave Illinois?
they were hated by the locals, smith made polygamy
when was joseph smith killed, and by who?
1844
by a mob
where did the mormans settle?
great salt lake city
why were the mormans hated so much? (4 reasons)
disliked polygamy
cut themselves off from everyone
they were growing vastly in numbers
lower social class
who was brigham young?
one of the leaders of the mormans
why did mormans move to salt lake city?
they were told it was the promised land
and to escape ‘non-mormans
