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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon is a nickname) were forced to leave Nauvoo, Illinois by mobs. The exodus started 04 Feb 1846 with the last leaving Nauvoo in September of 1846. During that time around 14,000 members went west across the Mississippi River into Iowa, then on west across Iowa. They were headed to the Rocky Mountains but weather and the on coming winter forced them to stop in Kanesville (today Council Bluffs), Iowa. Early in 1847 the first of many wagon train companys, handcart companys, etc made their way on west to the Great Basin (today Salt Lake City, Utah). This movement lasted for the next 10 years (1847 thru 1858) inwhich around 70,000 members settled the Great Basin. Today Salt Lake City, Utah is where the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is located. (See www.LDS.org)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhile the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) has moved from New York to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois to Utah, the membership of the Church has always been scattered around the world. In the 1800's, members were encouraged to move to be near Church headquarters, but now they are encouraged to stay in their hometowns. Now, there are nearly 14 million members of the Church scattered all over the world! They didn't go anywhere.
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∙ 9y agoIn a way, yes. The locals disliked the Mormons and attacked them several times, including murdering their prophet, Joseph Smith. The Mormons often retaliated. In order to preserve the public peace, the government asked the Mormons to leave Illinois and the United States within a year, and the Mormons cooperated.
The Mormons were previously driven out of Missouri by an extermination order issued by the governor.
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∙ 11y agoThe Mormons settled in Illinois between 1839 and 1845, when they began to leave for Utah due to persecution.
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∙ 12y agoMost of them left for Utah in 1846.
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What was the route taken by the Mormons from Illinois across the Great Plains and the rockies called?
The Mormon Trail
Why did the Mormons move out of Independence?
The Mormon Pioneers left Missouri in 1838 because the governor, Lillbourn W. Boggs, issued an extermination order against them, saying that all Mormons should be "exterminated or driven from the state." This extermination order was in place until 1976.
Where did the Mormons move in 1847?
The majority of Mormons moved to Utah in 1847 after being kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.
What was the primary reason the Mormons founded a permanent settlement in Utah?
The Mormons had spent 17 years travelling from New York to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois in search of a place where they could practice their religion in peace. Shortly before he was murdered in Illinois, the Prophet Joseph Smith said that his followers would find peace in the Rocky Mountains. After he was killed, the government of Illinois asked the Mormons to leave in order to protect the public peace. Most of the Mormons headed west under the direction of Brigham Young, and found the peace and freedom they were looking for in the Rocky Mountains - what is now Utah.
Why Mormons Moved West?
The Mormons were persecuted and driven out of the eastern states by extreme violence and government orders. They moved west in search of a place where they could practice their religion in peace.
What states were the Mormons driven from?
The Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) were kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois in the 1800's. Although the Church now exists in these states, it didn't for about half a century afterwards. In fact, an Extermination Order against the Mormons was still on the books in Missouri until the 1970's.
Where were the three gathering places the Mormons were kicked out of?
The Mormons were kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.
Why did Mormons go to Illonis?
The Mormons moved to Illinois in the 1840's seeking religious freedom. They weren't able to fiond it in Illinois and left the state for Utah.
Did Brigham Young lead the Mormons from Illinois to Utah?
Yes.
What was the Mormons result of their quest?
After being driven from Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, the Mormons were forced to begin a journey, or quest, across the United States to seek religious freedom. In 1846, the first companies began the trek west, by ox-drawn wagons and handcarts. Many died on this first and many subsequent journeys.The Mormons finally settled in the Salt Lake Valley, where religious freedom was reached.
Why did the Mormons Travel to the west on the Mormon trail to Utah?
To get away from persecution they were facing and to get away from the people who were killing them just for being Mormon as well as other various hardships they were facing because of their faith.
What religious group founded the Western Illinois town of Nauvoo in 1839?
the mormons
What was a push that moved the Mormons west?
Persecution. The Mormons were chased out of Missouri and asked to leave Illinois... so they moved further west, where there was nobody to kick them out.
Did the Mormons get to Utah?
yes, they were forced from illinois by persecution. so they moved to the deserts in utah
What territory did the Mormons fled to due to persecution?
After New York they ended up in Missouri and were persecuted. The governor, Lilburn Boggs wrote an Extermination order that said, "the Mormons must be treated as enemies and exterminated or driven forcefully out of the state." They were driven from there and ended up in Utah.
What was the route taken by the Mormons from Illinois across the Great Plains and the rockies called?
The Mormon Trail
On what year did the Mormons start going westward?
The Mormons moved west from New York to Ohio in 1831. They moved from Ohio to Missouri to Illinois, although not all at once so exact years can't be specified. They left Illinois to move to Utah in 1846.
