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PPT
Curated OER

The Brief American Pageant: The Ferment of Reform and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Beneficial for a discussion on the Mormon trek to Utah (Deseret), the solitary image in this slideshow details their journey from Nauvoo to modern day Salt Lake City. The slide would be a good visual aid for a lecture about the...
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Primary
Other

Utah Lighthouse Ministry: Bancroft's History of Utah: Utah as a Territory

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter from Bancroft's history of Utah, published in 1899, that discusses the Utah Territory.
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Website
Other

Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has everything you need to know about the Mormon Pioneer Trail. Read about the stops along the 1,300-mile trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley and get personal accounts of what happened to the Mormons on...
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Settling the Great Salt Lake

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a brief account of Brigham Young and his Mormon followers as they settled in the Great Salt Lake Valley.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Mormonism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on the Mormonism provides information on the religion's founder (Joseph Smith), holy book, (the "Book of Mormon"), and basic tenets. Also included is a history of Mormonism and the Mormon people, including an overview of the...