The group that established a king also likely established a city. The other groups or tribes also had some form of government, and it is unlikely that they had abandoned cities entirely. What was removed was the larger polity of the “land of Zarahemla” or a centralized governmental voice. In addition, Mormon describes a “hatred of those who had entered into a covenant to destroy the government.” Thus, the differences of opinion that splintered the government in the first place linger on.