The Mormons
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- The Mormons
- Joseph Smith found some golden plates
- He was guided by an angel named Moroni who translated the writing on the plates
- Whoever found these plates had to prepare for the second coming of Christ
- The person who found these plates also could not show them to anyone else
- The Mormons were against slavery
- Accepted and encouraged polygamy
- Free Slaves
- Grow Mormonism
- Become prosperous
- Restore run down towns
- Set up a Mormon bank
- Prepare for Jesus' return
- Construct a Mormon temple
- Many people disagreed with their ways - especially their ideas on slavery and polygamy
- As more people started following them, they became more unpopular with other Americans
- Befriended the Native Americans due to similarities in beliefs such as polygamy
- Blamed when the banks collapsed in Ohio, and kicked out
- People feared the Mormon secret police ("Danites") and they were kicked out of of Missouri
- Joseph Smith was killed by people in Illinois, then replaced by Brigham Young. Then they were kicked out of Illinois
- Left New York after Smith was accused of fraud and Mormons were attacked by people and called blasphemous by preachers
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