Utah Territory

Definition

The Utah Territory is an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah.

Related terms

Mormon Pioneer Trail: The route that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled from Illinois to Utah.

Mountain Meadows Massacre: A series of attacks on a migrant wagon train at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah.

Statehood Act: An act by Congress admitting Utah as a state within U.S.