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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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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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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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
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 |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| dateDissolved | 1896-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1850-09-09 ⓘ |
| encompassedPresentDayTerritory |
Western Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado (western parts)
southeastern Idaho ⓘ
surface form:
Idaho (southeastern parts)
eastern Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada (eastern parts)
Utah ⓘ Southwestern Wyoming ⓘ
surface form:
Wyoming (southwestern parts)
|
| executiveHeadTitle | Territorial Governor of Utah ⓘ |
| flagUsed |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the United States
|
| governmentType | territorial government ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
Antebellum period ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| judicialBody | Utah Territorial Supreme Court ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
incorporated territory
ⓘ
organized territory ⓘ |
| legislature | Utah Territorial Legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American West
North America ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Euro-American settlers
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ute people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Territorial government of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal territory system
|
| precededBy |
Mexican Alta California
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Cession (unorganized U.S. territory)
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| primaryEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| regionType | interior West ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyAssociated |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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| replacedBy |
Utah
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Utah
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| significantEvent |
Mountain Meadows massacre
ⓘ
Utah War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
First Transcontinental Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
First transcontinental railroad (after 1869)
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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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