WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Brigham Young was nicknamed “American Moses because he led his people across a mountain to the promise land
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Brigham Young was nicknamed “American Moses because he led his people across a river to the promise land
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Brigham Young was nicknamed “American Moses because he led his people across a desert to the promise land
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Brigham Young was nicknamed “American Moses because he led his people through a forest to the promise land
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Detailed explanation-1: -Young had many nicknames during his lifetime, among the most popular being “American Moses” (alternatively, “Modern Moses” or “Mormon Moses"), because, like the biblical figure, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, in an exodus through a desert, to what they saw as a promised land.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over the next few decades, as thousands of Mormons arrived in Salt Lake City, the charismatic Young styled himself after the great prophets and leaders of ancient Israel, earning nicknames like “Lion of the Lord” and “American Moses.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Brigham Young, (born June 1, 1801, Whitingham, Vermont, U.S.-died August 29, 1877, Salt Lake City, Utah), American religious leader, second president of the Mormon church, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West.
Detailed explanation-4: -He brought the telegraph and the railroad to Utah and encouraged cooperative industry among Latter-day Saints, and he encouraged excellence and refinement in every aspect of life. He died August 29, 1877, in Salt Lake City, after nearly 30 years as Church President. An American Moses.