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What caused the Mormons to choose to move west?
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What caused the Mormons to choose to move west?

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The Mormons moved west because it became unsafe for them to stay in Illinois. Joseph Smith, their leader, had been killed..

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The Mormons moved to the west to escape religious persecution
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