Utah Studies Test 5 & 6

What was the first winter like in Salt Lake City for the Latter-Day Saint pioneers

The first winter was challenging Pioneers faced food shortages and starvation

What for two things that impacted Utah because of the California Gold Rush

One it boosted Utah's economy and two some LDS saints were sent to find gold

What was the reason Brigham Young wanted diverse skilled workers to come to Utah

To provide good workers that would help grow new settlements

What we're four features of Utah settlement patterns

1 wide streets in a grid pattern

2 make irrigation

3 large city blocks

4 Town Square

What were two reasons for Utah was built as a defensive fort

It had high walls around the outside and there was only one entrance

In Utah Pioneer Day celebrates what group of people

It's a celebration of all groups of pioneers who have come to live in Utah

What is one reason the Latter Day Saint leaders wanted Utah to become a state

They wanted to be able to choose or vote for their own leaders

Early Pioneers came to the great base in using wagons pulled by oxen how did the next wave of immigrants come to Utah

They used hand carts that were pulled or pushed by people

Was president Buchanan's decision to send Army troops to Utah based on accurate information

No it was misinformation about polygamy non Latter-Day Saints and the belief that Natives and Pioneers were going to create their own country

With the nonviolent arrival of the new governor and federal troops how did this affect Utah?

This Begins the end of Utah's isolation from the rest of the country

What event had the biggest impact on the southern states seceding from the Union

The election of Abraham Lincoln

Do you need Pacific and Central Pacific railroads connected at what location in Utah

Promontory is the location

Land unsuitable for farming and used for nomadic purposes like hunting are describing what area

This describes the Uintah Valley Reservation

What did Brigham Young tell LDS settlers to do after being attacked by Native Americans

Brigham Young told the settlers to build more forts to protect themselves from attacks

Risks of swans, floods, poor roads, few bridges, and threats of Native American raids all describe the dangers of what

These all describe the dangers of Overland freighting

The Utah territory was affected by the Civil War and what three ways

One, removing US troops from Utah, 2, some were sent to fight in the east, 3, all slaves in Utah were freed

When the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads join together how did it affect Utah

One, this opened up new markets for agricultural Goods

2, new immigrants brought greater cultural diversity

3, beef from Utah was shipped to California

What what is the main purpose for the Utah Central Railroad

The main purpose was to connect Utah towns to each other

Dangerous working conditions, low wages, and long hours all describe a Minor's life. Add one more danger to this list

The list of lung cancer from breathing in dust

In what geographical location of Utah is coal most likely to be mined

The most likely location is the eastern and Central parts of Utah