Ireland’s potato crop failed. the wooden- wheeled wagons used by the people heading west were called prairie the people heading west called themselves emigrants, but we call them most of the first pioneers that moved west did so because they wanted to escape an economic in the east. instead of traveling westward alone, groups joined together and traveled in trains. who founded the church of jesus christ of latter -day saints? what did others call the followers of this religion? why did this new leader decide to lead his people west?

Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The followers of this religion are Mormons.

The leader lead the people west to escape religious discrimination.

I'm not sure if the first part of this was a question but I hope I helped!

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.