Brigham Young Relationship to Western Expansion
Famous Mormons: John Doyle Leehttp://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/lee.htm Brigham Younghttp://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/young.htm Joseph Smithhttp://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/smith.htm Emmeline Wellshttp://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/wells.htm David King Udall and Ida Hunt Udall http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/udall.htm Primary source 1: http://net.lib.byu.edu/imaging/into/hdniowa/17bylfs.html (a letter) Primary source 2: http://josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/letterfrombrighamyoung7may1840?dm=imageandt ext&zm=zoominner&tm=expanded&p=3&s=undefined&sm=none (Brigham Young’s letter to Joseph Smith ) Primary source 3:
Develop a 250 word summary that explains this person’s relationship to western expansion. How/Why/In what ways did this person encourage expansion? Three examples
For most frontier settlers, traveling to the west was an opportunity but for the Mormons, it is a different story Opportunity for the Mormons meant religious freedom. The mormons made a substantial impact on western expansion. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints also known as the Mormons, settled in Kirtland Mills, Ohio in hopes to create a place for Mormons to live in the “Kingdom of God” on earth. In 1837, there was an economic collapse of the Kirtland settlement which caused many Mormons to leave but Smith decided to head west of Missouri with his followers. In a year, conflicts arose between the Mormons and their neighbors who feared Mormonism caused the Missouri governor to ordered all the Mormons to leave the state. Smith who feared for an impending massacre, followed his instructions. The Mormons traveled east and found the city of Nauvoo on the Mississippi River. The city grew to over 10,000 inhabitants and missionaries helped the church increased to 35,000 members. As opposition to Mormonism starts to cause problems, Smith and his brother gets arrested and murdered in a cell
Develop a 250 word summary that explains this person’s relationship to western expansion. How/Why/In what ways did this person encourage expansion? Three examples
For most frontier settlers, traveling to the west was an opportunity but for the Mormons, it is a different story Opportunity for the Mormons meant religious freedom. The mormons made a substantial impact on western expansion. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints also known as the Mormons, settled in Kirtland Mills, Ohio in hopes to create a place for Mormons to live in the “Kingdom of God” on earth. In 1837, there was an economic collapse of the Kirtland settlement which caused many Mormons to leave but Smith decided to head west of Missouri with his followers. In a year, conflicts arose between the Mormons and their neighbors who feared Mormonism caused the Missouri governor to ordered all the Mormons to leave the state. Smith who feared for an impending massacre, followed his instructions. The Mormons traveled east and found the city of Nauvoo on the Mississippi River. The city grew to over 10,000 inhabitants and missionaries helped the church increased to 35,000 members. As opposition to Mormonism starts to cause problems, Smith and his brother gets arrested and murdered in a cell