Timeline Of American West Flashcards
When did the Mormons form their ‘holy city’ in Illinois?
1839
what did the mormons call their city they built in illinois 1839?
Nauvoo
what does the mormon ‘zion’ mean?
the mormon ‘holy city’
when did the mormons go to missouri, independence?
1837
when were the translations of the inscriptions published in the book of mormon?
1830
the mormon army became 2000 strong by what year?
1842
when was the book of mormon published?
1830
within a year, how many new members of his religion had smith recruited?
1000
what was the name of the mormons secret police force they formed in 1837?
the Danites
when was the economic depression and the collapse of the mormon bank?
1837
what were the effects of the economic depression in 1837?
collapse of many banks in east
wages fell
unemployment rose
the collapse of the mormon bank in kirtland therefore many people lost their savings
when did the mormons form the Danites, their secret police force?
1837
why did the mormons form the Danites in 1837?
voilence increased in Missouri, they were there
what was the name of the angel that Joseph Smith was supposedly visited by?
Moroni
how many years after joseph smiths vision did he secretly translate the inscriptions on the gold plates?
four
why did non mormons attack mormons in 1837?
the collapse of the mormon bank caused them to lose their savings
this drove mormons out of Kirtland
what city was the mormon ‘zion’ (first holy city)?
when was this set up as the mormon zion?
Kirtland, ohio
1831
what is the official name of the mormon religion?
T C O J C O T L D S
the church of jesus christ of the latter day saints
what year was joseph smiths vision of Moroni?
1823
what was the ‘permanent indian frontier’?
when the US government decided that indian tribes could freely inabit the great plains
what year was the permanent indian frontier decided?
1832
what year was the oregon trail established?
1843
who built fort bridger on the oregon trail?
jim bridger, a former mountain man
what did the store on fort bridger enable?
travellers could purchase supplies and could repair their wagons in the workshop