In the mid-19th century, the 'Mormon Trek' led by Brigham Young resulted in the settlement of:
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: The Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah
Following the murder of Joseph Smith, the Mormons fled persecution in the Midwest and sought a refuge in the West. Their successful irrigation of the arid Great Basin created a unique religious and economic community in what became Utah.
Keep practicing
More Manifest Destiny and Expansion questions
- The Bear Flag Revolt was a short-lived independence movement in which territory?
- The ideology of Manifest Destiny was most commonly used to justify which of the following?
- Which of the following slogans best represents the 1844 presidential campaign of James K. Polk regarding the Oregon Territory?
- The Wilmot Proviso, though it never passed the Senate, was significant because it:
- What was the primary cause of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)?
- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) resulted in all of the following EXCEPT: