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campaign against the Mormons  

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  • From its beginnings, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints had experienced persecution and violence from other Americans. After moving to more isolated western land in 1846, the Mormons' new Zion became the Utah Territory under U.S. control as a result of the Mexican Cession. [Source: Encyclopedia of War & American Society; Mormons, Campaign against the]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XBQH3PT7-6

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