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The Mormons a) Study Sources A and B. Explain the attitude of most people in the East towards the Mormon practice of polygamy. Use Sources A and B and your own knowledge to explain your answer. (5) In Source A, the cartoon illustrates the Mormon practice of polygamy in the 1840's. It is most likely to be a non-Mormon view on polygamy because a Mormon would probably not disrespect their way of life like this. The cartoon shows a lot of women frantically moving around on a bed. It shows that there were a lot of women around but hardly any men, possibly because a lot of women. It shows that the babies and children were left uncared for and ignored and this is possibly what non-Mormons thought the consequences of polygamy would be. The whole cartoon just looks very chaotic and out of control. The cartoon also shows that the...

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