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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 431536, member: 112&quot;]No Toad, Utah did not become a territory in 1848. That&#039;s merely when the US acquired title to the land. Either way, you need to read a bit more about history to get the facts.</p><p><br /></p><p>You see, the Mormons settled here in the summer of 1847, before the US even acquired title to the land from Mexico - it was taken from Mexico by force by the way, as a result of the Mexican American War.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mormons drafted a state constitution in 1849. Then, on January 31,1850 Utah county was formed into the State of Deseret, later named Utah.&nbsp; And then the Mormons petitioned Congress for entry into the Union as the State of Deseret. The very creation of the Utah Territory on Sept. 9,1850 was the result of that petition. Following the organization of the territory, Young was inaugurated as its first governor on February 9, 1851. In the first session of the territorial legislature in October, the legislature adopted all the laws and ordinances previously enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Deseret.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Utah War, which was also known as Buchanan&#039;s Blunder at the time, took place between May 1857 until July 1858. The Mormons had begun what the US called a state of rebellion because they did not like the federal govt. telling them how to live their lives. As a result, the US Govt. sent 1/3 of its standing army to quell the rebellion.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, they settled the war by negotiation, with a full pardon for the Mormons. Young was removed as govenor and a non Mormon was placed into the office.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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