Westlake Utah Struggles for Statehood

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What were the six things that were roadblocks to Utah becoming a state? Options: politics, judges, native americans, immigration, railroad and education., Unicorns, ice cream, fields and starwars., the religion, how people saw the religion, the way the mormon's dealt with conflict, and how many people didn't like what the mormon's ate., Church=state, political parties, business, immigration, education and courts

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Church=state, political parties, business, immigration, education and courts

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What was a benefit of statehood over being a territory?

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Representation in Congress

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What is this a picture of?

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The original state of Deseret

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What happened the first time that Utah wanted to become a state?

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They were denied because of too little population and too large a state.

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How many times did Utah apply for statehood before they got it?

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6

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Why was religion a roadblock to statehood?

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Because the church controlled the government, and non-Mormons didn't want religion involved in government.

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What was the problem with political parties and statehood?

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The church had it's own party system and they thought because they were the majority they should make the rules.

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What was the problem with the court system in Utah?

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The court cases went to religious leaders instead of judges.

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Who did Mormons want to do business with?

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Other Mormons.

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Why was education a roadblock?

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Mormons wanted to pay for education; Non-mormons wanted free public schools.