Joureny west
Danger
Natives
Rocky mountains
Rivers
Steep slopes
Buffalo
Time
It took half a year to get to the west
Needed to get food and water on the way
Cholera
Water could be infected by cholera
Rocky Mountains
The rocky Mountains are 4401 meters tall
There was a lack of food and water up there
Only a few people lived up there and they were called the mountain men
It killed lots of people from starvation, lack of water or avalanches.
Mississippi river
Some travelers had to cross the mississippi river
They would used a steam boat to get across, or if it was shallo enought they would go through it.
Who went west?
First it was the Mountain men in 1820s
Second it was the first farmers in 1830s and 1840s
In second as well it was the Mormons in 1830s and 1840s.
Then finally the gold miners come in the 1848 and 1849 gold rush.
The plains
Not much water
Hard to find buffalo
Very hot in the summer
Very cold in the winter
Weather
On the rocky mountains it was very cold.
On the plains it would be really hot or really cold
Any where else it would be normal tempature
Mormons
Beliefs
Polygamy (More than one wife)
No ownership of land
They were better than all beliefs as they believed god chose them to be a Mormon
Book of Mormon is like the Christians bible.
They were discriminated because of what they belived in
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Bank
Kirtland was a bank ran by the Mormons
It want bank rupt and lost all Non-Mormons their money
Made by Joesh Smith
Joseph smith
Person who created the religon
Was murdered when he tried running for President
Found the gold tablet
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Brigham young
Took over the Mormon religon
Took the Mormons to salk lake city
Very orginised