Test/Worksheet

Mormon Era

(Answers to these questions will be found in this website, under "Mormon Era".)

Beginnings

1. When did San Bernardino become a Mormon community? ________________________________________________________________________

2. How much did the Mormon leaders pay for the San Bernardino valley? _________________________________________________________________________

Purposes

3. Why did the Latter-day Saints want a settlement in the San Bernardino Valley?

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4. Why did the Mormons build a fort in the middle of San Bernardino? Was it needed?

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Industry

5. What industries did the Mormons start?

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6. What was "Mormon currency"? ____________________________________________

Problems

7. Were there problems in the community? _________________________________

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Agriculture

8. Describe how the Mormon farming was differnt from the Lugo ranching.

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Selling the Ranch...again!

9. Why did most of the Mormon settlers leave after only seven years? ____________________________________

Footprints

10. What permanent effect do you think the Mormon settlers left on the land, plants and animals? __________________________________________________________________

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Beginnings	1. When did San Bernardino become a Mormon community? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. How much did the Mormon leaders pay for the San Bernardino valley? _________________________________________________________________________
Purposes	3. Why did the Latter-day Saints want a settlement in the San Bernardino Valley? __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did the Mormons build a fort in the middle of San Bernardino? Was it needed? ___________________________________________________________________________
Industry	5. What industries did the Mormons start? ________________________________________________________________________ 6. What was "Mormon currency"? ____________________________________________
Problems	7. Were there problems in the community? _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Agriculture	8. Describe how the Mormon farming was differnt from the Lugo ranching. _________________________________________________________________________
Selling the Ranch...again!	9. Why did most of the Mormon settlers leave after only seven years? ____________________________________
Footprints	10. What permanent effect do you think the Mormon settlers left on the land, plants and animals? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________