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Joseph Smith starts to preach Mormon ideas
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Joseph Smith published "The Book of Mormon"
He announced that it was a translation of the golden plates from an angel. -
They bought the town of Commerce, Illinois
They then renamed it Nauvoo, which became prosperous. -
A mob of local residents killed Joseph Smith
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Brigham Young took over after Smith's death
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Mormons moved to Utah
The Great Salt Lake to be exact. There was about 12,00 Mormons that made that made this journey -
Mormons settled near the Great Salt Lake
They irrigated, carefully planned out towns, taxed property, and founded industries. -
United States acquired the Salt Lake area from Mexico
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Congress made Brigham Young governor
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Utah became a state and Mormons stopped polygamy