Important Dates - 1783-1839 Flashcards
what happened in 1783?
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
what happened in 1823?
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
what happened in 1830? *
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
what happened in 1830?*
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
what happened in 1831?
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
what happened in 1837? *
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
what happened in 1837? *
Mormons in Independence - The Mormons were not welcome in independence. As violence increased, the Mormons formed their own secret police force called the Danites
what happened in 1839?
Nauvoo Founded - The Mormons built their Holy City in Illinois. They called their city Nauvoo, by 1842 the Mormon army was 2000 strong
