The Pioneer Trek
The famous trail the Mormon pioneers traveled to the Salt Lake Valley.
What is the Mormon Trail?
Any of the following:
• a Republic • a Constitution-based federal republic
• a Representative democracy
What is the form of government of the United States?
Eliza R. Snow
Who was the first European woman to enter the Salt Lake Valley with the Mormon pioneers?
Citizens of the United States
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
Irrigation systems
What provisions did the Mormon pioneers establish early in their settlements?
He led the first Mormon pioneer company to the Salt Lake Valley.
Who was Brigham Young?
The Constitution of the United States
What is the supreme law of the land?
Jane Manning James
Who was the first woman of African descent to join the Mormon church?
The flag of the United States
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution
What was the name of the store that the Mormon pioneers established in Salt Lake City?
One hundred and forty-eight.
How many settlers were in the initial group of Mormon pioneers that reached the Salt Lake Valley?
By amendment
How are changes to the Constitution made?
Jim Bridger
Which famous outdoorsman did Brigham Young get a few tips from?
(Brigham Young met Bridger and talked with him about the best ways to travel and what they would need to settle the land. Bridger was so convinced that the land couldn’t be settled that he offered to pay $1,000 for the first bushel of corn.)
Give up loyalty to other countries and Obey the laws of the United States
What are two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance?
California
Where did the Mormon Battalion serve during the Mexican-American War?
The Pioneer Company.
What was the name of the first company of Mormon pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley?
The basic rights of people living in the United States.
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
A volunteer military unit formed during the Mexican-American War.
What was the Mormon Battalion?
Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment or Naturalize
How can people become United States citizens?
This is the Place Heritage Park
What is the name of the historic site in Utah where the Mormon pioneers first entered the Salt Lake Valley?
About 100 to 200.
How many wagons were typically in a standard Pioneer company?
Checks and Balances
Why does the United States have three branches of government?
John Brown and Orson Pratt
Who were the first men of the advance or Vanguard Company to see the Salt Lake Valley?
Vote, Pay taxes, Obey the law, Serve in the military, Run for office, Work for local, state, or federal government
What is are some ways Americans can serve their country?
The Jordan River
Which river did the Mormon pioneers encounter when they reached the site of their new settlement in the Salt Lake Valley?