What is the Mountain Meadows Massacre?

Answer 1

The Mountain Meadows massacre was a mass killing of emigrants of White and Native American ancestry[1] passing through southwestern Utah on Friday, September 11, 1857 at Mountain Meadows, a stopover along the Old Spanish Trail. The widely-publicized massacre[2] was carried out by a local brigade of the Mormon militia called the Nauvoo Legion[3] [4]. Many eyewitness accounts implicate members of the Paiute Indian Tribe while others absolve them of participation in the massacre, with most agreeing they were involved in looting. Modern tribal representatives have denied Paiute involvement in the actual killings based on oral traditions related to the event.[1] The emigrants were mostly from Arkansas, bound for California during a period of heightened political tension called the Utah War. Sources estimate that between 100 and 140 men, women and children were killed.[5] The causes and circumstances behind the massacre remain controversial.

Answer 2

The Mountain Meadows massacre was a mass killing of emigrants of White and Native American ancestry passing through southwestern Utah on Friday, September 11, 1857 at Mountain Meadows, a stopover along the Old Spanish Trail. The widely-publicized massacre was carried out by a local brigade of the Mormon militia called the Nauvoo Legion. Many eyewitness accounts implicate members of the Paiute Indian Tribe while others absolve them of participation in the massacre, with most agreeing they were involved in looting. Modern tribal representatives have denied Paiute involvement in the actual killings based on oral traditions related to the event. The emigrants were mostly from Arkansas, bound for California during a period of heightened political tension called the Utah War. Sources estimate that between 100 and 140 men, women and children were killed. The causes and circumstances behind the massacre remain controversial.

Answer 3

This is when a wagon train from Arkansas was attacked by individuals from a Mormon militia group in Utah in 1857. People are still arguing today about what really happened there, but over 100 people, some of whom were children, were murdered.

Answer 4

the donner party

Answer 5

What about it --

It was horrible.

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