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Utah became part of the United States after the Mexican War, in February 1848. The Mormons formed a political government and proposed the State of Deseret (1849-1850). Congress did not admit Deseret to the Union but instead they created the Territory of Utah.

Utah Territory was a big area including most of present-day Nevada and part of Wyoming and Colorado. Utah's territorial period, 1850-1896, was marked by increased conflict with American Indians, by the Immigration and settlement of non-Mormons, by economic growth, and by the development of communications and transportation.

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