1. Settling Utah

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

3. Lake Bonneville

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

5. 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

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

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

8. 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

9. Who are the “Mormons”

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

11. Martin Handcart Company

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