A Journey for Religious Freedom

Vocabulary (IN Page 140) Vocabulary TermDefinitionIllustration Colonize Communal Convert Exodus Extermination Libel Martyr Persecute

Warm-Up (IN Page 138 BOTTOM)  What do we mean when we say “freedom of religion”?  Freedom of religion means…  Is there any time when you think the government should be able to limit this freedom? Explain your answer.  The government should be able to limit freedom of religion because… OR  The government should NOT be able to limit freedom of religion because…

Set-Up Cornell Notes (IN Page )  Title: A Journey for Religious Freedom  Essential Question: What forced Mormon settlers into Utah?  **Your “Summary Section” can go on page 142**

Setting the Stage  While many people were passing through the Great Basin, the Mormons wanted to settle in the area known today as Utah  They were looking for religious freedom and solitude

Beginnings  The LDS (Latter-Day Saint) Church started in New York  People that did not support this new religious group tormented them causing them to move from place to place

On the move…  Mormons first moved to Kirtland, Ohio and then to Missouri  Missouri’s Governor Boggs issued “extermination orders” telling all Mormons to leave or be killed   Their next location was Nauvoo, Illinois

Problems in Nauvoo  Nauvoo was a safe haven for Mormons for years  Once their numbers grew, however, nearby townspeople began to feel uncomfortable  Problems arose in Nauvoo when some began printing negative statements about Joseph Smith  Smith was eventually arrested and murdered in jail

The Move West…  Thousands of Mormons left Illinois and headed west, led by Brigham Young  This group of settlers took time to prepare and educated themselves about their new home