Mormon Migration

Question 1

what is the start of the mormon migration story (4)

Answer 1

• Mormons originally from new york but were seen as blasphemous so fled to ohio
• mormons blamed for economic crash in ohio so they fled to missouri
• persecuted in missouri so they fled to illinois
• joseph smith murdered in illinois so they fled to omaha until spring to avoid harsh winters

Question 2

what is the middle of the mormon migration story(5)

Answer 2

• brigham young new pragmatic leader started planning migration
• organised count of all mormons before they left and found 3000 families 2500 wagons
• consulted trail guides and divided migrants into manageable groups with leaders
• taught migrants how to form wagons into a circle to keep livestock safe and planned regular resting stops
• sent advance party ahead with enough food for a year, a portable boat for river crossings and had the advance party plant crops and locate water source

Question 3

what is the end of the mormon migration story(3)

Answer 3

• when arrived they built irrigation systems from the fresh water streams that ran into the great salt lake so they had water to grow crops
• each new settlement was designed to produce certain products such as food, crops, minerals or timber
• mormons succeeded in building flourishing settlement as they obeyed Young since he was gods prophet