Manifest Destiny

By sarahhutchins23

  • Joseph Smith

    Joseph Smith
    He began to preach Mormon ideas

  • Commerce, Illinois

    Commerce, Illinois
    In 1839 the Mormons bought a town in Ilinois called Commerce

  • Joseph Smith's death

    Joseph Smith's death
    In 1844 a mob of local residents killed Joseph Smith

  • Mormon Migration

    The Mormons began to migrate in 1847

  • Great salt lake

    Great salt lake
    The Mormons reached the great salt lake in 1847

  • USA

    The united states acquired the great salt lake from Mexico after the Mexican war, in 1848

  • Utah Territory

    Utah Territory
    The united states established the Utah territory in 1850

  • Polygamy

    Polygamy
    In 1896 the Mormons finally gave up Polygamy