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Trails West
Moving West Part 3
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Settlers used several major routes as they moved west. They were a series of old Native American trails and new routes.
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The Santa Fe Trail was a trade route between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Traders traveled this route to Santa Fe, where they sold cloth, guns, and knives.
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In return, they bought silver, gold, and furs.
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The Oregon Trail stretched from Independence, Missouri to Portland, Oregon. By 1844, about 5,000 Americans had settled in Oregon.
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One group that migrated west along the Oregon trail was the Mormons. The Mormons were a religious group, started by Joseph Smith.
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Because of their different views, Mormons had been persecuted for their beliefs. Brigham Young was the Mormon leader who followed Smith.
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• Young decided that the Mormons would be safer if they lived apart from society.
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In 1847, thousands of Mormons settled near the edge of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. They shared water and timberland and built a community around present day Salt Lake City.