Utah Territory
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Utah Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States in the American West that encompassed much of the present-day state of Utah and parts of surrounding states before statehood in 1896.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Utah Territory canonical | 24 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical political subdivision
ⓘ
organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| admittedAsState | Utah ⓘ |
| admittedToUnionOn | 1896-01-04 ⓘ |
| borderChange |
Portions ceded to Colorado Territory
ⓘ
Portions ceded to Nevada Territory ⓘ Portions ceded to Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| capital | Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Compromise of 1850 ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| dateDissolved | 1896-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1850-09-09 ⓘ |
| encompassedPresentDayTerritory |
Western Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado (western parts)
southeastern Idaho ⓘ
surface form:
Idaho (southeastern parts)
eastern Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada (eastern parts)
Utah ⓘ Southwestern Wyoming ⓘ
surface form:
Wyoming (southwestern parts)
|
| executiveHeadTitle | Territorial Governor of Utah ⓘ |
| flagUsed |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the United States
|
| governmentType | territorial government ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
Antebellum period ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| judicialBody | Utah Territorial Supreme Court ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
incorporated territory
ⓘ
organized territory ⓘ |
| legislature | Utah Territorial Legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American West
North America ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Euro-American settlers
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ute people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Territorial government of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal territory system
|
| precededBy |
Mexican Alta California
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Cession (unorganized U.S. territory)
|
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| regionType | interior West ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyAssociated |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| replacedBy |
Utah
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Utah
|
| significantEvent |
Mountain Meadows massacre
ⓘ
Utah War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
First Transcontinental Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
First transcontinental railroad (after 1869)
|
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Golden Spike Ceremony