Why did brigham young lead a group of 150 people out west? a.) he was a freed slave who wanted to create a community among other freed slaves. b.) he was a mormon leader who wanted to escape religious persecution. c.) he wanted to establish a fur trade with native americans in oregon country. d.) he was a catholic missionary who wanted to establish catholic missions in the west.

Brigham Young lead a group of 150 people out West because he was a Mormon leader who wanted to escape religious persecution.

Option B

Explanation:

Brigham Young was a very good leader in the Mormon government who was successful in earning the trust and love of his own people. He was remembered the most because he was the second president of the church of Jesus Christ and it was the LDS church.

Young found a university also which was named after his own name and also found the precursors to the university and he wanted to escape the religious persecution. Thus he was a very famous religious and a political leader.