COMPLY
To act according to requests, demands or
conditions
The Mormons did not want to comply with
laws regarding polygamy
CONFISCATE
To seize as if or by authority
Because the Mormon Church would not
comply with the polygamy laws, the US
government confiscated property owned
and operated by the Mormon church
DELEGATE
A person chosen to act for or to
represent others
When Utah gets statehood they will be
able to send delegates to the Senate and
to Congress where they can vote on laws
and give Utah people a voice
DEVASTATE
Made miserable; overwhelmed
Polygamy laws (Edmunds-tucker Act) will
devastate the economic structure of the
Mormon church and its members
DICTATE
An authoritative order or command
Brigham Young was the authority figure
in Utah from 1847-1877
INAUGURATION
A ceremonial induction into office
Two days after Utah was given
statehood, Utahns celebrated in their
first inauguration of State Government
leaders
OPPRESS
Burdened with unfair restraints
Many people believed Mormon woman
were oppressed and being forced to
practice polygamy, they gave them the
right to vote thinking they would end
polygamy
RATIFY
To give official approval
Utah’s constitution would have
too be ratified by Congress and
approved by the President of
the United States
SUFFRAGE
The right to vote in a political election
Utah women wanted the right to
vote like before and lobbied for it
when Utah’s Constitution was being
written.
VERDICT
The finding of a jury given to the court
Many Mormon men who were practicing
polygamy in Utah were found guilty and
sentenced to prison
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