Important Dates - 1783-1839

Question 1

what happened in 1783?

Answer 1

Birth of the USA - 13 eastern colonies defeated their British rulers and won the war of independence. They would become the founding states of the new nation

Question 2

what happened in 1823?

Answer 2

Joseph Smith sees vision of Moroni - Joseph smith began the Mormon religion. Smith claimed that after seeing a vision of an angel called Moroni, he discovered some hidden gold plates with inscriptions. He secretly translated the plates four years later

Question 3

what happened in 1830? *

Answer 3

Book of Mormon Published - The translations of the inscriptions was published. The official name of the religion is The Church of Jesus Christ the Latter Day Saints

Question 4

what happened in 1830?*

Answer 4

Indian Removal Act - The US government decreed that the Indian tribes could freely inhabit the great plains. A Permanent Indian Frontier was established on the eastern edge of the great plains in 1832

Question 5

what happened in 1831?

Answer 5

Mormons in Kirtland, Ohio - within just a year Joseph Smith had recruited a thousand new members to his religion. Smith chose Kirtland Ohio as the place to set up the Mormon ‘Zion’. They were constantly attacked

Question 6

what happened in 1837? *

Answer 6

Economic Depression - An economic depression caused the collapse of many banks in the east. People lost their savings, wages fell and unemployment rose. The Mroman bank also collapsed and caused many non-Mormons to attack the religion. The Mormons were driven out of Kirtland

Question 7

what happened in 1837? *

Answer 7

Mormons in Independence - The Mormons were not welcome in independence. As violence increased, the Mormons formed their own secret police force called the Danites

Question 8

what happened in 1839?

Answer 8

Nauvoo Founded - The Mormons built their Holy City in Illinois. They called their city Nauvoo, by 1842 the Mormon army was 2000 strong