Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order)
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Missouri Executive Order 44, commonly known as the Extermination Order, was an 1838 directive by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs authorizing state militia to expel or exterminate Mormons from Missouri, leading to severe persecution and the forced removal of Latter-day Saints from the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order) Context triple: [Far West, Missouri, reasonForDecline, Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order)]
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General Order No. 3
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Special Order 191
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Executive Order 6260
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Executive Order No. 220
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Target entity: Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order) Target entity description: Missouri Executive Order 44, commonly known as the Extermination Order, was an 1838 directive by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs authorizing state militia to expel or exterminate Mormons from Missouri, leading to severe persecution and the forced removal of Latter-day Saints from the state.
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A.
General Order No. 3
General Order No. 3 was the U.S. Army directive issued in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, that publicly proclaimed the freedom of enslaved people in Texas and gave rise to the Juneteenth holiday.
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B.
Special Order 191
Special Order 191 was a Confederate Civil War directive issued by General Robert E. Lee outlining his army’s movements during the Maryland Campaign, whose accidental discovery by Union forces critically influenced the lead-up to the Battle of South Mountain and Antietam.
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C.
General Order No. 1
General Order No. 1 was the directive issued at the end of World War II that outlined the procedures for the surrender of Japanese forces and the initial occupation arrangements by the Allies.
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D.
Executive Order 6260
Executive Order 6260 was a 1933 directive by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that tightened federal control over gold ownership and transactions in the United States as part of New Deal monetary reforms.
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E.
Executive Order No. 220
Executive Order No. 220 is a Philippine presidential directive issued in 1987 that established the Cordillera Administrative Region as a distinct administrative unit in Northern Luzon.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive order
ⓘ
historical government document ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Boggs Extermination Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | State of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedAction |
expulsion of Mormons from Missouri
ⓘ
treatment of Mormons as enemies ⓘ use of militia force against Mormons ⓘ |
| characterization |
anti-Mormon measure
ⓘ
state-sanctioned religious persecution ⓘ violation of religious freedom ⓘ |
| commonName | Extermination Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to Mormon migration to Illinois
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forced removal of Latter-day Saints from Missouri ⓘ mass displacement of Latter-day Saints ⓘ severe persecution of Mormons in Missouri ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateRescinded | 1976-06-25 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1838-10-27 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Mormon War (1838) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most extreme acts of religious intolerance in U.S. state history ⓘ |
| humanRightsImpact |
deaths and violence against Mormons
ⓘ
forced migration ⓘ loss of property by Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| issuedDuring | administration of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | authorized state militia operations against Mormons ⓘ |
| legalStatus | rescinded ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
histories of Missouri
ⓘ
histories of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Haun's Mill massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
expulsion of Mormons from Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ |
| religiousFreedomImpact | denial of free exercise of religion for Mormons in Missouri ⓘ |
| rescindedBy |
Christopher S. Bond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri Executive Order rescinding Extermination Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescindedByOfficeholder | Governor Christopher S. Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescissionStatement | recognized as unconstitutional and unjust ⓘ |
| signatoryOffice | Governor of Missouri ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lilburn W. Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statedRationale | Mormons as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Latter-day Saint historical commemorations
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scholarly articles on religious persecution in America ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
Latter-day Saints
NERFINISHED
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Mormons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetReligiousGroup | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members ⓘ |
| year | 1838 ⓘ |
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Subject: Missouri Executive Order 44 (Extermination Order) Description of subject: Missouri Executive Order 44, commonly known as the Extermination Order, was an 1838 directive by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs authorizing state militia to expel or exterminate Mormons from Missouri, leading to severe persecution and the forced removal of Latter-day Saints from the state.
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