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The religion first started in 1830s 1840s. It was found by Joseph Smith, a New Englander living in Western New York
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Smith had a community in New York but they we often disprove by neighbors for their religion. The Mormon religion settled in Illinois after that.
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IN 1844 a mob of local residents killed Joseph Smith. After the death Brigham Young took over as head of Mormons.
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The Mormon migration began in 1846. About 12,000 Mormons made the trek in the largest single migration in American history.
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In 1847 the Mormons finally reached The Great Salt Lake. Their Young declared that the Mormons would build a new settlement.
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In 1848 the United States acquired the Salt Lake area from Mexico after the Mexican war.
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In 1850 congress established the Utah Territory. Brigham Young was named governor.
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By 1860 their were many Mormon communities.
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In 1857 and !858 war almost broke out between U.S army and Mormons. Utah didn't become a state until 1896, after the Mormons officially gave up polygamy.
