Settling Utah

Before we settle Lake Bonneville There are indigenous people here Anasazi Freemont

Lake Bonneville

Anasazi “Ancient ones” Believed to be the ancestors of the Pueblo and Navajo Live in the four corners area

Freemont Indians Named for the region they are found, near the Freemont River Little is known about the culture because they aren’t here when “we” get here

European Exploration Spanish explore first Trappers and Mountain men come afterward Mapping the area, building forts

Settlement of Utah Whether you are religious or not, Mormonism shapes the colonization of Utah

Timeline of Events 1830, New York, Joseph Smith organizes the Church of Christ, later renamed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1831, Mormons move to Kirtland Ohio 1839, Missouri Governor, William Boggs, signs an extermination order 1839, Mormon’s move to Nauvoo 1844, Founders Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith are murdered in Carthage, Illinois 1847, Mormons begin their trek, led by Brigham Young, head out from Winter Quarters, Nebraska

Who are the “Mormons”

Moving West Different groups travel west on different groups Brigham Young leads the first group

Martin Handcart Company

A few days late leaving Iowa city No supplies at Fort Laramie Early winter Exposure