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Mountain Meadows Massacre
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Who is Joseph Smith?
The founder of the Mormon religion.
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre was located on what trail?
The Spanish Trail
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What is the name of the religion that Joseph Smith create?
Mormonism
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Who led the Western Movement?
Brigham Young
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Who was attacked at the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
A party of emigrants from Arkansas, with a few from Missouri and Illinois, led by Charles Fancher.
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Who did Joseph Smith choose before he passed away to lead the Mormons to Utah?
Brigham Young
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Where did Brigham Young bring the religion of Mormonism?
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Why was Mormonism created?
Smith believed that God had called him to restore the Church. He believed that the people who accepted the religion would be called the Latter Day Saints.
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What is the name of the river the Mormons had to cross in order to reach the winter quarters on the Missouri River?
Mississippi River
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Who attacked the emigrants in the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
They were attacked by a large band of Mormons.
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Who led the party of emigrants from Arkansas and settled in Mountain Meadows?
Charles Fancher
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Where was Brigham Young elected president of the Mormons?
Winter Quarters
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Where did Smith first start a community of Mormons?
New York but he was shot down by his neighbors and forced to move.
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Why did the Mormons leave earlier then planned from the winter quarters?
They left earlier than planned because of the revocation of their city charter, growing rumors of U.S. government intervention, and fears that federal troops would march on the city.
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How did the Mormons trick the emigrants into a truce?
The Mormons offered to protect them in a retreat to Cedar City but instructed them to go unarmed and on foot, ostensibly to allay the suspicions of the Paiute.
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Who led the Mormons in the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
John D. Lee
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Where was the location the Mormons wished to reach after leaving the Winter Quarters?
The Rocky Mountains
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What is the name of the book called that Joseph Smith had created and translated for the Mormon people?
The Book of Mormon- book worshipped by Mormon people that they based their entire religion off of
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What is the name of the trail the Mormons followed to reach their destination of Salt Lake City, Utah?
The Mormon Pioneer Trail
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After the massacre, what were the Mormons charged for by officials?
They were charged with inciting and directing the attack.
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What is the name of the adopted son of Brigham Young that was arrested for the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
Mormon John D. Lee
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Where did the Mormon Pioneer Trail start?
Navuoo, Illinois
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What is the reason being that non-Mormons did not agree with the religion?
The non-Mormons feared that the Church would change completely and that there were many flaws in their practices.
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Why were the Mormons trying to get to Utah?
The Mormons needed a safe place to practice their religion. The Mormons had been kicked out of every other place they had tried to settle. At the time, Utah was a part of Mexico, and they wanted to escape the United States government. Also, before Joseph Smith died he told Brigham that the Saints would eventually have to move west to the Rocky Mountains.
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After many investigations, who was finally charged for the Mormon's massacre?
John D. Lee