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100
This is a small city in central Utah, where I showed some pictures of a special chapel that was built there.
What is Spring City, UT EC: Why was that chapel (as well as the chapel in Pine Valley, UT) special?
100
This program created loans for poor immigrants, who used it to come to Utah
What is the Perpetual Emigration Fund? EC: How did it work?
100
This person was in charge of the local LDS congregations
What is a Bishop? EC: Who is directly above this person in authority?
100
This was the first settlement founded / created by the Mormons when they came to Utah
What is Salt Lake City? EC: What word was dropped off from the original name?
200
This is a large city today, known for its gambling casinos, which was originally founded as a Mormon mission to the Native Americans
What is Las Vegas? EC: Name another town / place that was settled for specific reasons:
200
This was Brigham Young's nickname, for all the settling he helped organize in the American West
What is the "Great Colonizer"? EC: How many settlements did they settle?
200
Give two examples of problems that early Mormons faced in Utah
EC: Give two more
200
This creature saved the Mormon pioneers; it is now our state Bird
What is the California Seagull? EC: What did it save us from?
300
This place was settled specifically for the climate, which allowed the growing of cotton, and other warmer climate crops
What is St. George? EC: Why is this area called Dixie?
300
List at least 2 things that threatened the early Mormons crops:
What are Mormon Crickets, livestock getting loose, bad weather, drought, etc. EC: What is the state flower, that Mormons ate to survive these hard times?
300
Share an example of how Mormons were like other Americans, and one in which they were different:
Like: Celebrate weddings, birthdays, holidays, etc. Like to have fun, with dancing, parades, etc. Not Like: Polygamy, one true church, very communal, etc.
300
What current day states did Utah Territory include?
What is Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Nevada.
400
This is the small town in Sanpete county where Mr. Wright grew up when he was your age
What is Fountain Green, UT EC: What did settlers do who settled in Fountain Green?
400
What is the word "honeybee" in the Book of Mormon, which was liked by the early Mormons?
What is Deseret? EC: Why did they like that name?
400
Why does Fillmore UT have the name it does? & How long was it our territory capital?
It was an attempt to stroke the ego of Millard Fillmore, U.S. Pres. The county (Millard) was also named after him.
400
List several of the foods that Mormons had access to the early years of settling Utah?
What is bread, meat, corn, cheese, milk, squash, beans, potatoes, cabbage, peas, dandelion greens, beets, etc. Some of the fruit they ate included apricots, cherries, plums, peaches, currants, gooseberries, and raspberries. EC: What fruits / veggies might they NOT have had?
500
Final Jeopardy:
Describe the pattern for settlement that the Mormons generally followed for their towns as they settled the West. Use bullet points, and give examples that still follow this pattern even today (2 min)
500
Give two reasons that the name Utah was used for the name of our state?
It was named after the Ute Indians that lived here. It sounded better than "Deseret", which sounds a lot like desert It wasn't the name the Mormons wanted, and many people in the Congress didn't want to do the Mormons any favors
500
Final Jeopardy:
Describe what was life like for the early Mormons. Was it difficult? How so? Explain, giving as many examples as you can. (2 min)
500
Describe how Mormons used and got their clothing:
They had to make everything themselves, like the cloth, from cotton or wool, and reused everything, even using sacks to be remade into clothing.
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