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TIMELINE: Struggle for Statehood

TIMELINE: Struggle for Statehood. 1849. Utah first asks to become a state. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/United_States_1849-1850.png. 1862.

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TIMELINE: Struggle for Statehood

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  1. TIMELINE:Struggle for Statehood

  2. 1849 Utah first asks to become a state http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/United_States_1849-1850.png

  3. 1862 • Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act: Law that says you can only be married to one person at a time and that churches in territories can’t own more than $50,000 worth of property *not heavily enforced http://ulife.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/law.jpg

  4. 1870 • Women granted right to vote in territorial elections http://utahmyths.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/votesforwomen.jpg

  5. 1878 • Polygamy declared illegal by U.S. Supreme Court http://blog.aia.org/mt-static/plugins/Ajaxify/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/imagemanager/images/favorite_architecture_images/15_supreme_court_one_lg.jpg

  6. 1882 • Edmunds Act: Polygamy is punishable by 5 years in jail and a $500 fine. Polygamists could not hold political office, be on a jury, or vote. http://mormonthink.com/img/poly1.jpg

  7. 1887 • Edmunds-Tucker Act: Vote taken from all women and all polygamist men, disbanded the local military, and took all LDS Church property. To use the buildings, the church had to pay rent. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Provo_Tabernacle.jpeg

  8. 1890 • Manifesto Presented: Official declaration from LDS church that ended any new polygamist marriages. http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/dc-in/images/od1-2.gif

  9. 1895 Utah Constitutional Convention: Delegates met together and created a state constitution which guaranteed religious freedom, forbade polygamy, and gave women the right to vote http://www.archives.state.ut.us/research/exhibits/Statehood/dele95.jpg

  10. January 4, 1896 Utah becomes the 45th state! http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/images/04-72-2.gif

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