List Answer Cards - Multiple Answers Flashcards
What did settlers in the East of America think about the West before 1840?
Barren, unhabitable, not easily accessed, belonged to Indians on the Great Reservation.
Why did the Mountain Men manage to survive in the West?
Adapted, married and befriended Natives, sheltered with and learned from Natives, loners.
What impact did the Mountain Men have on other settlers going West?
Made maps, blazed trails, showed going West was possible and told stories of opportunities in the West.
Why did the First Farmers want to go West?
Pull towards land and opportunity, push away from conditions in the East such as unemployment, overcrowding, intolerance, poverty, lack of land.
What problems did the First Farmers have travelling West?
Extreme weather, snow, winter, disease, lack of supplies, getting lost, disobeying orders.
Who were the Mormons and why were they hated?
Polygamy, God’s chosen people, anti-slavery, shared ownership of land, Danites, banks collapsed, Smith running for President.
How did the Mormons manage to travel West successfully?
Groups with a leader, Winter Quarters, rest stops, stories of Moses, learned from First Farmers.
What problems did the Mormons face travelling West?
No water, dry land, barren, no fuel, no resources, extreme weather.
How did the Mormons solve their problems with Salt Lake City?
Water irrigation, sun-baked clay bricks, Perpetual Emigration Fund(★), gold depots, railroad deals, divided land.
