mormon migration

• why did the mormons move west?

  facing persecution in the east
• who was the leader of the mormons?

  Brigham young
• where did the mormons migrate to?

  salt lake valley
• when did the mormons leave Illinois?

  February 1846 suffering bitterly cold weather and arriving in Omaha in June 1846
• what did the 150 mormons do that young picked out?

  go and prepare the way of the Donner party locating water sources and planting crops along the way to make a successful trip
• how many mormons prepared the route of the Donner party?

  150
• when did the pioneer band reach salt lake valley compared to the main group?

  pioneer band=July 1847

  main group=august 1847
• how did Youngs leadership help the migration?

  • counted the amount of people so enough supplies were there for them
  • consulted trail guides and learn about salt lake valley before travelling
  • taught migrants how to form wagons into circles at night to contain livestock
  • divided into groups with a leader
  • gave each people a specific job to reduce argument
  • regular resting places were in place
• how many mormons used the mormon trail between 1846-1869?

  70,000
• what happened to Joseph smith?

  murdered in 1845
• who was Joseph smith?

  leader of the Mormon party