USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Latter-day Saint settlements were being attacked by mobs who burned crops, destroyed homes and threatened the people. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -From 1847 to 1868, 70, 000 Mormon pioneers made the trek on foot, in wagon trains, or handcart companies to “Zion” (Salt Lake Valley) hoping to find a home where they could practice their religious beliefs without persecution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wherever the Church’s members gathered together to establish their “Kingdom of God, ” others became suspicious, fearful, hostile, and sometimes even violent. This resulted in persecution against the Mormons.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mormons claimed that they had done nothing wrong, and were attacked for their religious beliefs. Violence broke out in 1833 as the “Old Settlers” under the guise of “extra-legal” justice took the law into their own hands.

Detailed explanation-5: -From 1833 to 1838, Mormons were persecuted by Missourians who were worried about them taking their land and voting for politicians that would not favor them. The Mormons were driven from Jackson County by a mob in 1833 and resettled in Clay County and other parts of northern Missouri.