Utah Territory
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Utah Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States in the American West that encompassed much of the present-day state of Utah and parts of surrounding states before statehood in 1896.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Utah Territory canonical | 24 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3035023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Utah Territory Context triple: [Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, routeIncluded, Utah Territory]
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A.
Idaho Territory
Idaho Territory was a historical U.S. territory (1863–1890) in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West that preceded the state of Idaho.
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Wyoming Territory
Wyoming Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States in the late 19th century that preceded the state of Wyoming and encompassed parts of the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
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C.
Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that once encompassed the areas that later became North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of neighboring states.
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D.
New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory was a large U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the American Southwest, organized in 1850 and encompassing present-day New Mexico and Arizona as well as parts of surrounding states before later being subdivided into smaller territories and states.
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E.
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the western United States known for its vast deserts, distinctive red rock landscapes, and prominent national parks such as Zion and Arches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Utah Territory Target entity description: Utah Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States in the American West that encompassed much of the present-day state of Utah and parts of surrounding states before statehood in 1896.
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A.
Idaho Territory
Idaho Territory was a historical U.S. territory (1863–1890) in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West that preceded the state of Idaho.
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B.
Wyoming Territory
Wyoming Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States in the late 19th century that preceded the state of Wyoming and encompassed parts of the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
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C.
Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that once encompassed the areas that later became North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of neighboring states.
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D.
New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory was a large U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the American Southwest, organized in 1850 and encompassing present-day New Mexico and Arizona as well as parts of surrounding states before later being subdivided into smaller territories and states.
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Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the western United States known for its vast deserts, distinctive red rock landscapes, and prominent national parks such as Zion and Arches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical political subdivision
ⓘ
organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| admittedAsState | Utah ⓘ |
| admittedToUnionOn | 1896-01-04 ⓘ |
| borderChange |
Portions ceded to Colorado Territory
ⓘ
Portions ceded to Nevada Territory ⓘ Portions ceded to Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| capital | Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Compromise of 1850 ⓘ |
| currency |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| dateDissolved | 1896-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1850-09-09 ⓘ |
| encompassedPresentDayTerritory |
Colorado (western parts)
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Colorado
Idaho (southeastern parts) ⓘ
linked to:
southeastern Idaho
Nevada (eastern parts) ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Nevada
Utah ⓘ Wyoming (southwestern parts) ⓘ
linked to:
Southwestern Wyoming
|
| executiveHeadTitle | Territorial Governor of Utah ⓘ |
| flagUsed |
Flag of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States flag
|
| governmentType | territorial government ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
Antebellum period ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| judicialBody | Utah Territorial Supreme Court ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
incorporated territory
ⓘ
organized territory ⓘ |
| legislature | Utah Territorial Legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
North America ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Euro-American settlers
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ute people ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States federal territory system
ⓘ
linked to:
Territorial government of the United States
|
| precededBy |
Mexican Cession (unorganized U.S. territory)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexican Alta California
|
| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| regionType | interior West ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyAssociated |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| replacedBy |
State of Utah
ⓘ
linked to:
Utah
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| significantEvent |
Mountain Meadows massacre
ⓘ
Utah War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
First transcontinental railroad (after 1869)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Transcontinental Railroad
|
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Subject: Utah Territory Description of subject: Utah Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States in the American West that encompassed much of the present-day state of Utah and parts of surrounding states before statehood in 1896.
Referenced by (24)
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