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U.S. Receives title to Utah Land
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The United States received title to much of the Southwest, including Utah, at the end of the Mexican War in 1848. -
State of Deseret
The church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints establishes a theocracy in the Utah territory by forming a political government and creating the State of Deseret. All positions in the state are given to members of the LDS church. They begin writing a constitution and desire to join as a state. -
1849 Petition for statehood
1849 petition was the first of seven attempts to gain statehood. The Mormon leaders hosted a constitutional convention to write a constitution for the new state they wanted. They wanted to name the state Deseret, and it would have been huge. It would have included Utah, most of Nevada and Arizona, and parts of southern California, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, and Idaho. -
Polygamy in Utah
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About half of those living in Utah Territory in 1857 experienced life in a polygamous family as a husband, wife, or child at some time during their lives. However, as time passed, the percentage of polygamous families decreased with increased pressure from the government and other citizens. -
Foreign Born Immigration
Between 1856 and 1860 3,000 Foreign Born LDS came to Utah in ten handcart companies. These immigrants ranged in varying experience and abilities. There were many farmers, bricklayers, carpenters, tinman, and servants who helped establish the state. -
Utah Magazine
Liberal Party and William S. Godbe a successful businessman and Latter-day Saint founded a journal called Utah Magazine in 1868. -
Liberal Party Success
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Percent of Utah that Was Foreign Born
In 1870, one of every three Utah residents was foreign-born, a higher percentage than found in any states or territories of the Union. -
Americanization of LDS Immigrants
https://www.lds.org/ensign/1975/07/coming-to-zion-saga-of-the-gathering?lang=eng</a>The LDS Church encouraged the “Americanization” of immigrants. Brigham Young instructed newcomers to first learn to make a living, then, “the next duty, for those who, being Danes, French, and Swiss, cannot speak it now—is to learn English
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+Utah and Public Education
Mormons reject public education as they claim the schools are Christian schools who are engaged in undermining the whole system of Mormonism. -
Slow Progress
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The Manifesto
LDS President Woodruff publicly declares that the Latter-day Saints are to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land. -
The Effect of the Manifesto
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1890 LDS President Woodruff’s Manifesto lifted the command to practice plural marriage, thus causing LDS to reconsider their future marital plans. It also eases the government pressure and enables more discussion politically. -
Utah Enabling Bill Passes
With lobbying by friends both inside and outside Utah Territory, the Senate passed the Utah enabling bill. on July 10, 1894, and President Cleveland signed it a few days later. -
Utah Becomes a State!
On January 4, 1896, Utah became the 45th state in the Union
