THE AMERICAN WEST - MORMONS QUIZ (GCSE History)

Question 1 of 11

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The Mormons were part of the ( early, late ) settlers between ( 1830, 1840 ) and ( 1850, 1860 )

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Question 2 of 11

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HOW IT STARTED: A man called claimed he saw a vision of an angel called in . The angel told Smith to find engraved plates on a hillside. He found and translated them which became in .
The book states how Jesus visited America after the Resurrection and that the Native Americans were descendants of 3 lost tribes from Israel.

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Question 3 of 11

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Which of these were beliefs/followings of the Mormons?

Select one or more of the following:

Polygamy (multiple wives)
Mormons should convert more people to join them
Church leaders should seek political power
All property belonged to the church, not the individual people
They were the children of God and more important than non-Mormons
The world was going to end and they should follow Mormon teachings to be saved by God
They should respect and live in peace with nature
Only certain people should be Mormons as they were specially chosen by God

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Question 4 of 11

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It was ❌ who created the Mormon religion and ❌ who lead them to Salt Lake City.

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Joseph Smith

Brigham Young

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Question 5 of 11

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The whites did not like their beliefs for several reasons:

❌ was seen as scandalous and as bad as slavery.
❌ raised fears of domination and angered non-converts.
❌ was a threat to non-converts who didn't want to follow Mormon rules.
❌ was strange as individual property was very important to them.
❌ made them seem arrogant and pretentious to non-mormons.

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Polygamy

Making others join their religion

Joining politics

Group property

Belief they were God's children

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Question 6 of 11

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First, the Mormons were in ❌ (1831-1837),
They then travelled to ❌ (1837-1838),
Then ❌ (1839-1846),
Until Finally they settled in ❌ in 1847 onwards.

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Kirtland

Missouri

Nauvoo, Illinois

Salt Lake City

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Question 7 of 11

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Joseph Smith was arrested in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois and then killed in jail by an angry mob.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 8 of 11

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How did Brigham Young lead the Mormons to Salt Lake City?

He people into groups and sub groups, each with their own
Taught them how to travel in columns and circles
that we enforced with punishment

It was down to his exceptional and skills.

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

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When the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake City, the land was ( dry and unfertile, soft and fertile, dry but reasonably fertile ) with ( harsh, good, bearable ) weather. This made the Mormons very ( uncertain, certain, motivated ) about wanting to stay.

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Question 10 of 11

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As Salt Lake city was ( not a good, an excellent ) place to start a civilisation when they arrived, the morale was very ( low, high ). Brigham Young motivated people ( when they were thinking of giving up, even more and made them a strong group ) and encouraged many others to join them for, ( much needed, extra ), help.

It was because of Young's amazing leadership, enthusiasm, commitment and charisma that 'made the desert bloom'.

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Question 11 of 11

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The first few months at Salt Lake were awful; many died because of cold and hunger and grasshoppers killed their crops in the summer.
To fix this, Brigham Young knew they would need more and become .
They began their own and didn't need to rely on anyone else.

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GCSE History (American West) Quiz on THE AMERICAN WEST - MORMONS QUIZ (GCSE History), created by Lauren Petrie on 09/06/2017.

THE AMERICAN WEST - MORMONS QUIZ (GCSE History)

Question 1 of 11

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The Mormons were part of the early late( early, late ) settlers between 1830 1840( 1830, 1840 ) and 1850 1860( 1850, 1860 )

Explanation

Question 2 of 11

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

Which of these were beliefs/followings of the Mormons?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

It was ❌ who created the Mormon religion and ❌ who lead them to Salt Lake City.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

First, the Mormons were in ❌ (1831-1837), They then travelled to ❌ (1837-1838), Then ❌ (1839-1846), Until Finally they settled in ❌ in 1847 onwards.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 7 of 11

Joseph Smith was arrested in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois and then killed in jail by an angry mob.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 11

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

How did Brigham Young lead the Mormons to Salt Lake City? He people into groups and sub groups, each with their own Taught them how to travel in columns and circles that we enforced with punishment It was down to his exceptional and skills.

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 10 of 11

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 11 of 11

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The first few months at Salt Lake were awful; many died because of cold and hunger and grasshoppers killed their crops in the summer. To fix this, Brigham Young knew they would need more and become . They began their own and didn't need to rely on anyone else.

Explanation

The Mormons were part of the ( early, late ) settlers between ( 1830, 1840 ) and ( 1850, 1860 )

First, the Mormons were in ❌ (1831-1837),
They then travelled to ❌ (1837-1838),
Then ❌ (1839-1846),
Until Finally they settled in ❌ in 1847 onwards.

How did Brigham Young lead the Mormons to Salt Lake City?

He people into groups and sub groups, each with their own
Taught them how to travel in columns and circles
that we enforced with punishment

It was down to his exceptional and skills.

The first few months at Salt Lake were awful; many died because of cold and hunger and grasshoppers killed their crops in the summer.
To fix this, Brigham Young knew they would need more and become .
They began their own and didn't need to rely on anyone else.