A Unique Lifestyle

Chapter 7

Bell Activity

Your words are “proposed” & “petition”

Find the word on your purple study guide and complete the following information for the word. Find the definition using a glossary. Use your own knowledge and experience to

complete the rest of the definition.

Where should your backpack be?

This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly!

Word: propose My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: Draw a picture of it:

Sentence:

Synonym/Example:

Antonym/Non-Example:

Does your work look something like this?

Word: propose My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: to offer or suggest Draw a picture of it:

Sentence: When Utah first asked to

become a state, the president proposed

making it a part of California.

Synonym/Example: suggest, offer, recommend

Antonym/Non-Example: ordered, forced

Does your work look something like this?

Word: petition My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: Draw a picture of it:

Sentence:

Synonym/Example:

Antonym/Non-Example:

Does your work look something like this?

Word: petition My Understanding: 4 3 2 1

Definition: a formal request Draw a picture of it:

Sentence: Regions that want to become

part of the United States must petition for

admittance.

Synonym/Example: ask, lobby, appeal

Antonym/Non-Example: demand, command, order

Does your work look something like this?

Today we will learn…

History Objective – We will describe the lifestyle in Utah duringthe 1850s-70s.

Behavior Objective – Collaboration and Work Ethic: We will help each other understand this part of the chapter, and complete our assignment.

Language Objective – We will read for important details and write what we learn in a graphic organizer.

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If you do not turn in your book on Monday, you will be calling home for it Monday and Tuesday.

If you remember it or don’t have one checked out, you will get a treat on Wednesday!

What was life like in these early settlements?

If you had lived back in pioneer times, your life would have been very different than today.

With your group, read your section of the chapter and create a graphic organizer showing the characteristics that made life in a Mormon settlement at this time different than it is today. A Unique Lifestyle – 129-131

*Read pages 129-131 and create a graphic organizer like the one to the right.

*Include 8-10 things that were different about life back at this time than your life today.

A Unique Lifestyle:

Life in LDS Settlements

Government

Polygamy

Jobs

Problems

Celebrations

Food

Clothes

Miscellaneous

A Unique LifestyleCheck your list of the 4-5 most important details from each section.

A Unique Lifestyle (129)*Church leaders were also the leaders of the government.*Religious leaders, like Bishops and Stake Presidents, made decisions about everyday life.*Land was given based on needs, and extra food would be given to the bishop to distribute to those who needed it. (communal) *Immigrants would be given jobs quickly so they could contribute to the community and earn food, etc that they were given.

Plural Marriage (130)*Members of the LDS Church saw polygamy as a commandment, the rest of the country thought it was immoral.*Stats varied in time and place, but in general polygamy was practiced by a minority of Mormons.*Small towns had more polygamists than cities.*Most polygamist men had 2 or 3 wives; polygamist wives often had their own house to manage.*Religious leaders, like Brigham Young, had many more wives.

A Unique LifestyleCheck your list of the 4-5 most important details from each section.

Food and Clothing (131)*During the early years, Utahns were often without enough food.*They hunted and gathered in addition to farming, sharing what they had.*People rarely had new clothes, wore them until they were rags, & made clothes from what they could find (like potato sacks).•Young girls learned to sew to provide clothes for their families.

Celebrations (131)*Celebrations helped to make people’s lives less monotonous.*Utahns celebrated national holidays, like the Fourth of July and Christmas.*They also had their own holidays, like Pioneer Day (July 24)*Parades, speeches, concerts, and dances were common entertainment at celebrations.*Visits from religious leaders, like Brigham Young, were also cause for celebrations.

Let’s Dance (131)*Singing, dancing, plays, etc were common forms of everyday entertainment.*Every town had a band and a choir, most also had an acting company.*Dance parties were often held for events like a new building being completed.

A Unique LifestyleCheck your list of the 4-5 most important details from each section.

A Unique Lifestyle (129)*Church leaders were also the leaders of the government.*Religious leaders, like Bishops and Stake Presidents, made decisions about everyday life.*Land was given based on needs, and extra food would be given to the bishop to distribute to those who needed it. (communal) *Immigrants would be given jobs quickly so they could contribute to the community and earn food, etc that they were given.

Plural Marriage (130)*Members of the LDS Church saw polygamy as a commandment, the rest of the country thought it was immoral.*Stats varied in time and place, but in general polygamy was practiced by a minority of Mormons.*Small towns had more polygamists than cities.*Most polygamist men had 2 or 3 wives; polygamist wives often had their own house to manage.*Religious leaders, like Brigham Young, had many more wives.

A Unique LifestyleCheck your list of the 4-5 most important details from each section.

Food and Clothing (131)*During the early years, Utahns were often without enough food.*They hunted and gathered in addition to farming, sharing what they had.*People rarely had new clothes, wore them until they were rags, & made clothes from what they could find (like potato sacks).•Young girls learned to sew to provide clothes for their families.

Celebrations (131)*Celebrations helped to make people’s lives less monotonous.*Utahns celebrated national holidays, like the Fourth of July and Christmas.*They also had their own holidays, like Pioneer Day (July 24)*Parades, speeches, concerts, and dances were common entertainment at celebrations.*Visits from religious leaders, like Brigham Young, were also cause for celebrations.

Let’s Dance (131)*Singing, dancing, plays, etc were common forms of everyday entertainment.*Every town had a band and a choir, most also had an acting company.*Dance parties were often held for events like a new building being completed.

A Great GatheringRead with your group and make a list of the four most important details.

A Great Gathering (126)

Foreign Immigrants (126)

Perpetual Immigration Fund (126)

Called to Settle a New Place (127)

Reasons for Settlement (127)

Patterns of Mormon Settlements (128)

A Great Gathering

A Great Gathering (126)

*New Mormon converts were encouraged to go to Utah.

*Brigham Young wanted them to strengthen Utah’s settlements in case of persecution.

*Young also needed skilled workers, like architects, weavers, stonemasons, & printers.

*Later he wanted people who knew how to make glass, sugar, or that could herd sheep

& produce wool.

Foreign Immigrants (126)

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Perpetual Immigration Fund (126)

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A Great Gathering

Called to Settle a New Place (127)

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Reasons for Settlement (127)

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