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The Mormon pioneers made farming possible in Utah by digging irrigation ditches leading water from mountain streams to the valley farmlands below. Many of these ditches are still in existence and are a common sight along the side of the road in smaller Utah towns.
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∙ 13y agoThe land in Utah before the Mormons arrived was not productive at all, it was natural and had no permanent residents except a handful of Native American groups. The Mormons irrigated and tilled the ground, planting crops and making the land not only productive but able to support hundreds of thousands of people.
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∙ 8y agoThe Mormon farming techniques in Utah relied heavily on irrigation. An expansive system of irrigation ditches was dug from mountain streams to the valleys below, bringing the melting snowpack to the fields. Many of these irrigation ditches can still be seen today along roadsides in the more rural areas of Utah, and many are even still in use, although most have been buried underground.
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∙ 12y agoLOTS of hard work and irrigation.
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How did the Mormons make the land in Utah so productive?
Hard labour and a communitarian system of irrigation.
What is the shape of Utah when Mormons arrived?
Utah didn't exist when the Mormons arrived. The land was actually part of Mexico. They made their own state called "Deseret" a couple years after arriving, which looked like a blob and covered what is now California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon. (you can see a map at the "Related Link" below. 5 years after the Mormons arrived in the area, the United States government had obtained the land due to the Mexican War, and rejected the proposed state of Deseret, making the Territory of Utah in 1851. Utah Territory was smaller than Deseret, but larger than the current state of Utah. The current boundaries were set in 1868, 21 years after the Mormons arrived in the area.
What effect did the US victory in the 1848 Mexican-American war have on the Mormons?
The US victory in the Mexican-American war meant that the land (now Utah) that was occupied by the Mormons was now a part of the United States.
What agreements were reached between the Mexican Government and the Mormons that gave them a huge land mass which included Utah Nevada part of Idaho Colorado Arizona and California?
Mexico never gave the Mormons a huge land mass. The land mass was aquired by the United States government as part of the Mexican-American war. It just so happened the Mormons lived there.
Why did the Mormons put the Utah Indians in reservations?
So that there would be no argument about who owned the Indians land It doesn't mater what religion you are a thief is a thief
How did US get Utah?
In 1844 following the assignation of the Latter Day Saint prophet over 11,000 Mormons made the trek to the unincorporated land we know as Utah today to avoid persecution in Illinois. The Mormons named the land Deseret and were annexed into the Union from Mexico as the Utah Territory in 1850 as a result of the Mexican-American War. Utah was not granted statehood until 1896 as a result of the LDS practice of polygamy (having multiple wives) the U.S. government would not admit Utah until the practice was stopped.
Did the Mormons have to pay for Utah?
No. When the Mormons first arrived in 1847, Utah was a part of Mexico, however only a year later Utah became a part of the United States as part of the Mexican American War. The United States actually encouraged people to move west so that they could cover and defend their vast land area. Utah was considered "uninhabitable" by many, but the US government didn't mind the Mormons attempting to settle the land - it meant there was an American presence in a place that their otherwise wouldn't be. In 1887-1890, the United States government siezed all properties owned by the Mormon Church valued over $50,000. However,most of the land in Utah was owned by individuals and not the Church itself. The Church did not have to buy back their land, it was given back when they agreed to certain legal requirements imposed upon them by the government. The Mormons and the Mormon church were able to aquire the land from the government for free, which was common practice for all western settlers at the time, but they did and do have to pay property taxes on the value of the land, based on the government's appraisal. Once Utah became an official territory and state of the United States, the land came under government control, and the government had the right to sell or give away the land as they pleased. Additionally, the Mormons never owned nor sought to own Utah as a political entity (i.e. buying ownership of Utah, its assets, and it's government so as to declare it independent of the United States), only to own, develop, and live on the land in the region.
What role did Mormons play during manifest destiny?
They settled Utah territory, a largely desert land that almost nobody else at the time was interested in.
Why did the Mormons need to find refuge and where did they find residence?
The Mormons were severely persecuted and kicked out of several cities, so they traveled west to what is now Utah, a land that some explorers said was uninhabitable, in order to practice their religion in peace.
Which city did the Mormons want to become the seaport of the state of deseret?
There are no seas in the Utah area or terrtory. The whole utah area is land locked so there really couldn't be any place where there could be a seaport. Of course there is the Great Salt Lake but, again it's a lake and land locked.
What did the Mormons find when they went to Utah?
One of the major reasons the Mormons moved to Utah is because nobody else wanted to live there. It was a vast empty land with very little water or trees. There were several Native American groups living there at the time, most of which were friendly with the new Mormon settlers.
How are chinampas like polders?
they are both used for farming and their useful :)! the polders are not triangular they are like a normal land. just flat:)! -
