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(Month and Day Not Given) Within two years of the settlement, Utah petitions the federal government for statehood.
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Tensions for statehood rise with federal troops entering Utah under Albert Sidney Johnston.
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Congress passes anti-bigamy law aimed at Mormon settlers in Utah.
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First party politics emerges in SLC mayoral race. Mormon dominated People's Party wins.
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In 1870, one third of all Utahans are foreign born. This gives some critics from other religions fodder to say the state is being taken over by foreigners.
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Congress raises penalty for bigamy to $500 and 5 Years in Prison.
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Schools in Utah are criticized for being too heavily Mormon and a place for religious instruction.
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LDS Pres. Wilford Woodruff abandons polygamy as a church doctrine.
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Passed to help counties pay for citizens' education and start our public school system.
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Allows Mormons to display beliefs and doctrines to an international audiance for the first time--seen as a huge success.
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Prepares the way for President Cleveland to admit Utah as a state.