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first wagon train to cross
Capt. John Bartleson leads first wagon train of settlers across Utah to California. -
brigham young leads mormons
Brigham Young leads a party of Mormons to Salt Lake Valley. -
pioneers came to utah
we came to utah and build land and house and crops -
utah becomes a territory
utah becomes a territory not agood thing for the mormons -
the mountain meadow massacre
Mormons and Indians kill 120 people in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. -
slavery
the thirteenth amendment of the constituiton -
promotory summit
the two rail roads met -
us supreme court said that utah could use a firing squad
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utah becomes a state
utah changed from territory to state -
dont seat roberts
More than a million American sign a petition asking Congress not to seat Utah representive Brigham Roberts, because he has plural wives. -
the olympics
Salt Lake City hosts the Winter Olympics Games.