Santa Fe Trail
What state did the Santa Fe trail end in?
New Mexico
Who was the founder of Mormonism?
Joseph Smith
What state did the Oregon Trail begin in?
Missouri
What was the main reason people went west to California?
Gold
What were the groups of wagons called as they traveled together?
What state did the Santa Fe trail start in?
Missouri
What city and state was the endpoint of the Mormon Trail?
Salt Lake City, Utah
9 out of 10 deaths along the Oregon Trail were caused by what?
Sickness/disease
What landmark along the trail shares a name with a North Carolina landmark?
Chimney Rock
The rise of what eventually led to the abandonment of Fort Union?
Railroads
What was the Sante Fe trail important for?
A trade route
What is the Book of Mormon?
The "extra revelation"/addition to Scripture that Joseph Smith claimed to have received
About how long was the Oregon Trail?
About 2000 miles
What was the name of the hundreds of miles of empty, grassy space across the midwestern United States?
The Great Plains
They were leaving territory owned by the United States and going outside of the country to territory not owned by the U.S.
What was the name of the fort that sat at the junction of the two branches of the Santa Fe trail?
Fort Union
Why did Mormons head west in the first place?
To escape religious persecution/find religious freedom/join other Mormon believers
Why did so many settlers head west to Oregon?
Farming and fur trapping/getting 160 acres of land if you grew crops on it
What mountain range was the last huge obstacle on the California Trail?
The Sierra Nevadas
What is the full name of the church of Mormonism? (Its alternate name)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
How long (approximately) was the Santa Fe trail?
About 900 miles
What are 3 key differences between Mormonism and Christianity?
1) God didn't create the world from nothing
2) Jesus was not God, but just some human God chose to be savior of the world
3) Salvation depends on all you can do for God PLUS what Jesus can do to cover it
4) The way to heaven is being a good Mormon
5) There are 3 levels of heaven and an "outer darkness"
6) The Old and New Testaments of the Bible are not the full revelation from God
7) God and Jesus are not two Persons of the same Trinity
What disease was the most dreaded and deadly along the Oregon Trail?
Cholera
What fort was the terminus (the end) of the California Trail?
What are 3 obstacles (besides disease) that settlers faced when traveling westward?
Weather (storms/lightning), treacherous mountain passes, extreme heat, extreme cold, hunger, insanity, violence, drowning/dangerous river crossings, wagon accidents