Utah's Statehood

By aliciahardman

  • Polygamy

    Polygamy first appears in the LDS church

  • A Constitution is drafted

    2 years after settling, LDS pioneers draft a constitution.

  • State of Deseret

    The LDS chruch created the State of Deseret

  • Statehood denied

    Congress refuses to admit the State of Deseret to the union

  • Utah Territory Established

    Upon denial of Statehood, Congress establishes the Utah Territory

  • Polygamy made illegal

    Congress passed the Morill Act. (Anti-bigamy)

  • The Railroad

    The Railroad comes to Utah, ending the pioneer era.

  • Utah's Liberal Party

    The Liberal Party was created to oppose the LDS chruch.

  • LDS church ends polygamy

    LDS church President, Wilford Woodruff, denouces polygamy

  • Public Schools

    Utah's Free School Law created

  • The World's Fair

    The LDS chruch is denied at the World's Fair in Chicago.

  • End of the Utah Territory

    This is the end of the 45 year run of the Utah Territory

  • Statehood Achieved

    Utah becomes a State.

  • Voted for a democrat

    Even though Utah was thought to be heavily republican, the states electoral votes went to democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan