Mormon Leaders Advocated a Move to the Great Salt Lake

Multiple Choice

Mormon leaders advocated a move to the Great Salt Lake because:

A) it appeared that no other group wanted to settle there.
B) Brigham Young had read advertisements about the land there in various journals and it appeared that the people there were fairly liberal.
C) the area was technically Mexican property and the U.S. government had no jurisdiction there.
D) the Mexican government had entered into a treaty that stated the Mormons would be left strictly alone.
E) the Mormons believed that a divine spirit had shown Brigham Young the route that must be followed.