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John Smith founded the church in 1830 for the Mormons. Mormons are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.
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a mob in Illinois killed smith, and Brigham Young took over as head od the Mormons.
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the Mormons migrate to the Great Salt Lake.
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the United States acquired the Salt Lake area as part of the settlement of the war with Mexico
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Congress established the Utah territory.. President Millard Fillmore made Brigham young its governor.
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war almost broke out between the Mormons and the United States
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Utah was a now a state in the United States of America