Unlike Most American Settlers Who Went West, the Mormons Went

question 55

Multiple Choice

Unlike most American settlers who went west, the Mormons went west because they:

• A)wanted to take advantage of the transformations of the Market Revolution.
• B)wished to seek a haven from religious persecution.
• C)wished to pursue greater social freedom.
• D)wanted to seek riches.
• E)believed in the democratic promise that poor but free men could make it on their own.