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.

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The Mormons, led by Joseph Smith and later Brigham Young, migrated west primarily to escape religious persecution they faced in the eastern United States. They sought a place where they could practice their religion freely, which led them to settle in what is now Utah.

Unlike Most American Settlers Who Went West, the Mormons Went