Question

What was the experience of the Mormons as they traveled from the Midwest, through the South Pass, and into to the Salt Lake Basin? A They had a difficult journey through barren lands. B The journey was surprisingly easy. C They experienced numerous encounters with Native Americans. D They discovered a new passage that improved travel.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. They discovered a new passage that improved travel.

Explanation:

• The Mormon pioneers were the member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

• They migrated to the salt lake valley from the Midwest in 1840's. Today salt lake valley is known as US state of Utah.

• The journey was not easy and the total number of deaths out of the 60-70 thousand people who travelled is unknown.

• The Mormons had moved west to escape religious discrimination. The route of travel of Mormons came to be known as Mormon trail.

Answer 2

(a) They had a difficult journey through barren lands.

Explanation:

• The Mormons had fled to the to escape religious discrimination. After the murder of prophet and founder, Joseph Smith, the Mormons knew they must leave their old settlement in Illinois.
• In the dry, hard winter months, several Mormons died when they walked to Utah through the Rocky Mountains. In crossing the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons used many paths to the inland salt sea.
• The Mormons set out from Nauvoo in  the year April 1846, however were forced to spend many months camped along the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
• After the violence, these settlers needed an isolating place so the Great Salt Lake Valley looked perfect. They grew potatoes and turnips immediately, had constructed a dam and had a ceremony to devote the region to being their "Promised Land." Nearly 2000 Mormons migrated into the Great Salt Lake Valley by the end of 1847. The day they arrived in Utah is still celebrated today.

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