Mormon pioneers
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Mormon pioneers were 19th-century members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated westward across the United States to settle in the Great Basin region and establish new communities.
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Target entity: Mormon pioneers Context triple: [Salt Lake City, foundedBy, Mormon pioneers]
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Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
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Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
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Juan Bautista de Anza expedition settlers
Juan Bautista de Anza expedition settlers were Spanish colonial pioneers who journeyed overland from New Spain to Alta California in the 1770s, establishing some of the region’s earliest civilian communities.
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Pioneers
The Pioneers are the athletic teams representing Smith College in intercollegiate sports.
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Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mormon pioneers Target entity description: Mormon pioneers were 19th-century members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated westward across the United States to settle in the Great Basin region and establish new communities.
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A.
Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
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B.
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
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C.
Juan Bautista de Anza expedition settlers
Juan Bautista de Anza expedition settlers were Spanish colonial pioneers who journeyed overland from New Spain to Alta California in the 1770s, establishing some of the region’s earliest civilian communities.
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Pioneers
The Pioneers are the athletic teams representing Smith College in intercollegiate sports.
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Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint pioneers
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religious migrant group ⓘ |
| arrivalDateOfFirstCompany | July 24, 1847 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Utah War ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Illinois militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nauvoo Legion
|
| associatedWithScripture | Doctrine and Covenants gathering teachings ⓘ |
| builtInfrastructure |
fortified settlements
ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ meetinghouses ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Pioneer Day ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Utah ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | July 24 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalLegacy |
Latter-day Saint settlement patterns in the American West
ⓘ
pioneer heritage celebrations in Utah and surrounding states ⓘ |
| demographicImpact | establishment of a Mormon cultural region in the American West ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ mining support services ⓘ |
| estimatedNumber | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| facedChallenge |
conflict with U.S. government policies
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disease on the trail ⓘ food shortages ⓘ harsh winter conditions ⓘ |
| foundedCity |
Logan, Utah
ⓘ
Ogden, Utah ⓘ Provo, Utah ⓘ Salt Lake City ⓘ St. George, Utah ⓘ |
| influencedRegion | Intermountain West ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
arrival of first company in Salt Lake Valley in 1847
ⓘ
exodus from Nauvoo in 1846 ⓘ |
| ledBy | Brigham Young ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Mormon Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail designation
This Is the Place Monument ⓘ |
| migratedFrom |
Midwestern United States
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Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Great Basin
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Salt Lake Valley ⓘ Utah Territory ⓘ present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day California ⓘ present-day Idaho ⓘ present-day Nevada ⓘ present-day Utah ⓘ present-day Wyoming ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for religious freedom
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religious persecution ⓘ search for a gathering place ⓘ |
| notableHandcartCompany |
Mormon pioneers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Martin Handcart Company
Willie Handcart Company ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Heber C. Kimball
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Orson Pratt ⓘ Wilford Woodruff ⓘ |
| predecessorLeader | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| religion |
Mormonism
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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| settledRegion | Great Basin ⓘ |
| startDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| traveledBy |
covered wagons
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handcarts ⓘ ox-drawn wagons ⓘ |
| usedRoute |
California Trail
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surface form:
Hastings Cutoff (in part)
Mormon Trail ⓘ |
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Subject: Mormon pioneers Description of subject: Mormon pioneers were 19th-century members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who migrated westward across the United States to settle in the Great Basin region and establish new communities.
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