Mormon Trail

the land and trails so that those who came after him would know the land.…

Rendezvous Rendezvous is a word that means meeting in French. In 19th century America, rendezvous referred to meetings in the west at a designated place to trade furs and goods. The majority of rendezvous happened in the Rocky Mountain region and frequently occurred in Indian villages. Rendezvous started in the year 1810 and continued throughout the better part of the century up to the 1880’s. Rendezvous lasted anywhere from a couple days to several weeks (Harris 42). Rendezvous impacted…

against their children. Also, Mormons also faced religious prejudice wherever they went, including the west. Limerick justifies, “This aspect of Mormon origins left the church particularly unprepared for the civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s. Southern segregation might have had support of some churches, but it was primarily a civil and secular order. But here was segregation built right into the theological framework of a religion” (325). This explains how the Mormons were fueled by…

President Abraham Lincoln once said, “A railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively demanded in the interests of the whole country,” (Sandler 13). Change is a necessity of life, but positive change is rare. One of these rare instances was the event that connected the coasts of the United States. The Transcontinental Railroad not only connected America, but changed America. This massive railway revolutionized America by making American life faster paced than ever before. Before any…

The expansion of the West, by European Americans, occurred between 1820-1850 creating four distinctive regions. Each distinctive region, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and California were created for a unique purpose (Schultz, n.d.). Both Texas and Oregon presented substantial financial incentives, which attracted the majority of the settlers. Moreover, of the four, the most well-liked was Texas. Texas was initially a Spanish colony that eventually united with the recently formed autonomous nation of…

footing, and the integrity of the trail below my feet would heighten my senses. As I hiked, I would often turn off my headlamp to immerse myself in the moonlit world around me. Soon after my hike beginning, only a few minutes from the bunkhouse, I heard yipping and howling among the prickly pear and honey mesquite. Instinctively I turned on my headlamp to the multiple sets of glowing eyes briefly looking and immediately running away. A pack of coyotes shared the trail along the river, reminding…

keep their peace. Though there was a lot of friction among the tribes and whites. Indian tribes reported that the tribes we peaceful and quite. In 1854, there was an incident with the Mormons. One of their cows was killed and eaten by the hungry Brule. These Brule were placed along the North Platte River. The Mormons complained to the commandant at Fort Laramie who immediately responded to investigate. This move only made things worst causing fear and distrust among the whites. This resulted in…

lives of many people, and risked his life for others even though he didn’t have to. He changed the lives of many that were of the Willie Handcart Company. He helped them survive through the traitorous winter. Levi did many things that benefited the Mormons. Levi Savage was born on March 23, 1820 in Greenfield, Ohio. His family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was 23 years old. They left to Utah Valley to join the other saints on May 5, 1846. He was baptized in…

Every nation to ever exist had some sense of a national destiny or purpose. “Manifest Destiny” is a phrase used by politicians in the 1840s to explain continental expansion in the United States. Americans felt that it was their destiny and their God given right to expand the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In order to understand Manifest Destiny, it is important to understand the need and desire of the United States to expand and advance. Due to a high birth rate, immigration,…

10,000 ft up in the Rocky Mountains skiing my first black diamond ever. I slowly approached the trail as my heart was racing. With the Gopro on my chest I glanced over the edge and saw a huge vertical drop my mind says I'm not ready but my body wanted that adrenaline rush. My skis pointed straight down the edge and all my mass shifts forward and was off. Avoiding the moguls I swiftly weaved in and out making a powder wave that trailed behind me. Going straight down I speedily zoomed by others…