1. Utah’s Struggle for Statehood
Chapter 9
Utah’s Struggle for Statehood

2. The Utah Territory Ute Indians *Named for
*Proposed name State of Deseret- (Congress said too much like desert)

3. Population Grows Mormons feel threatened Government interference
Outsiders not agreeing with current practices
Non-Mormons
Wanted free public schools-No LDS religion
Polygamy immoral-wanted it stopped
Felt discriminated against if not Mormon

4. considered a good American?”
“How much could a person or group be different
and still be
considered a good American?”

5. Proposed State of Deseret
Notice how Large originally asked for!!

6. Proposed State of Deseret
1849 Utah Applies for Statehood
LDS leaders hold convention
Deseret chosen (honeybee) Industry
Proposed state large included San Diego, California to Pacific Ocean
Brigham Young Governor
Other LDS citizens in high political positions
Application Denied

7. Compromise of 1850 makes Utah a Territory
Eastern States divided
North and South divided-Slavery
California-statehood as free state
Balance of free vs slave states threatened
Senator Henry Clay-”Great Compromiser”
Proposed California come in as free
West divided into 2 large territories
1. Utah New Mexico
Two territories vote to have or not have slavery
Utah Territorial legislature voted slavery legal

8. U.S. President Fillmore Appointed Brigham Young 1st governor-1850
Appointed Secretary and 3 judges
Mostly inexperienced outsiders moved from East
Many Utahns angry
Wanted to elect own judges
Utah Vote own legislature
**Could send delegate to Congress-but could not vote
-Utah run by Federal Government
*Other territories run same way

9. Governor Brigham Young
Organized Territorial Government
Selected Location of Capital City
Worked With Leaders of Indian Groups
Started New Towns all over Territory
Working Relationship with Federal Government
Organized Immigration of thousands of New People
Developed vast Manufacturing & Agriculture Industries

10. Rumors Lead to War Rumors
1850-Judges return to East and complain of LDS influence.
1852-Mormon leaders publicly announce plural marriage.

11. C) 1857- Mormons charged with:
-Murder of non-Mormons
-Destruction of legal
records
-Unfair treatment of non-
Mormons in court

12. President Buchanan Released Young as governor Alfred Cummings new Gov.
2. Sent a replacement
Organized army to
stop “rebellion” against
federal government.

13. Mormons Prepare for Army
*Brigham Young did not know he was replaced as governor *Communication was slow *Young believed army bent on destroying religious community. *Utah’s militia swelled from 100s to over 5000 *Plans made to defend SLC

15. Johnston’s Army Poorly informed about West
Believed would crush Mormons before snow fell in 1857
Stopped by Early Snows in Wyoming

16. -Destroyed animal feed -Burned Fort Bridger and Fort Supply
Harassing the Army
Lot Snow
Captain of Utah Militia
Sent men to harass army
-Burned supply wagons
-Drove off animals
-Destroyed animal feed
-Burned Fort Bridger and Fort
Supply

18. Colonel Albert Johnston
New Commander
Army not able to leave Wyoming
Directed army to make camp and wait for spring thaw

20. The Move South
-Avoid blood shed -Army not to occupy any pioneer settlements -Mormons abandon Northern -Prepared homes, food supplies and fields to be burned -Buried foundation of the Salt Lake Temple

21. Camp Floyd and Fort Douglas
Johnston’s Army arrives soldiers and 1000 civilian employees
Thru SLC established Camp Floyd in Oquirrh Mountains
Became 3rd largest city in Utah Territory

23. Brought cash to local merchants and farmers
POSITIVE IMPACT
Brought cash to local merchants and farmers
Paid residents to build buildings
Sold surplus items

24. NEGATIVE IMPACT
*Prostitutes *Gamblers *Cattle Rustlers

25. New Utah Governor Alfred Cumming Colonel Patrick Connor sent
by Lincoln
-Watch overland mail route
-Polygamy situation
-Established Fort Douglas
overlooking SLC
-Bitter War

26. The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Arkansas and Missouri immigrants heading to California
Slain by Paiutes and Iron County Militia from St. George
Approx. 120 travelers and only 18 small children left alive

27. Mountain Meadows

28. Congress Attempts to Curb Mormon Influence
The Vote
-1869 Utah women given right
to vote, Wyoming only other state
-Prove Utah women not oppressed

29. Federal Laws (Page 173) The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act (1862)
The Poland Bill (1874)
The Edmunds Act (1882)
The Edmunds-Tucker Act (1887)

30. Polygamy Goes to Court
1879
Protected under Bill of Rights of U.S. Constitution
Also commandment from God
Ruling???

31. Do You Know Where Any Polygamists Are?
Federal agents hunting polygamists
Family members and young children told not to talk to strangers

33. John Taylor President of LDS Church 1877 after Brigham Young dies
Shot in Carthage Jail
Ran church from underground-3 wives
Died underground in

34. The Manifesto September 24, 1890 issued by Wilford Woodruff
“…refrain from contracting any marriages forbidden by the law of the land.”
President Woodruff hoped would continue operation of the church
Huge step in Utah gaining statehood