MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
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Texan settlers revolted against the Mexican government.
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They sought jobs on the transcontinental railroad
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They hoped to escape religious persecution.
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They wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mormons, as they were commonly known, had moved west to escape religious discrimination. After the murder of founder and prophet Joseph Smith, they knew they had to leave their old settlement in Illinois. Many Mormons died in the cold, harsh winter months as they made their way over the Rocky Mountains to Utah.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mormons were persecuted for several reasons: They didn’t keep slaves, which was seen as a threat to the surrounding slave-owning culture at a time when the abolition of slavery was a big issue. Their doctrine of plural marriage was seen as a serious attack on the social and ethical rules of the period.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the Mormons move west to settle in Utah? They hoped to escape religious persecution. EXPLANATION: The Mormons had experienced religious persecution in New York, Ohio, and Missouri.