TIMELINE:
Struggle for Statehood
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1849
Utah first asks to become a state
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
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1870
 Women granted right to
vote in territorial elections
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1878
 Polygamy declared illegal
by U.S. Supreme Court
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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.
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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.
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1890
 Manifesto Presented:
Official declaration from
LDS church that ended any
new polygamist marriages.
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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
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January 4, 1896
Utah becomes the 45th state!
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