Early Settlement of the West

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at the Hastings Cutoff They got slowed down by the snow as it reached winter Just over half of the party survived, and reportedly had to resort to cannibalism After Joseph Smith was killed, Brigham Young became the leader The Mormons were banned from Illinois, so they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, along the "Mormon Trail" Brigham Young tested the route beforehand for a greater chance of success GOVERNMENT POLICIES ● Indian Removal Act, 1830 ● Indians had to move to the other side (west) of the Mississippi River Indian Trade & Intercourse Act, 1834 ● Put an end to white settlers using Indian land They could no longer buy or rent their land Fort Laramie Treaty, 1851 Meant that migrators could use the Oregon Trail without threat of attack from the Native Americans ● Established an annuity of $50,000 Indian Appropriations Act, 1851 ● Native Americans were moved onto reservations ● This went against their nomadic lifestyle, as they could no longer move around LAWLESSNESS There was lots of lawlessness stemming from lack of police, drinking and gambling. Vigilante groups were made up of civilians trying to enforce the law Each state was given a US marshal, who chose deputy marshals to be in charge of a certain area in the state ● ● ● Each town had a town marshal, chosen in an election Sheriffs were also assigned to specific regions There was still lots of lawlessness, as messages took a long time to spread, and marshals were mainly untrained and underpaid - many were corrupt