Brigham Young
Mormon pioneers were the first white people to settle in Utah, but they were the second people to settle in Utah. Native Americans had lived in the area for thousands of years.
Utah.
The Donner Party did not settle in Utah. They passed through Utah in August and September 1846.
The first people to settle in Utah were not immigrants, but indians and mormons.
Utah
On all former territories previously owned by Mexico until the Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848), including California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. There is also a sizable Mexican population in both Illinois and New York.
No.
They settled in Utah. There are also alot in Idaho and California, but Utah is the main state.
Brigham Young became a leader of the Mormoms and led the religious group to settle in Salt Lake City. Utah was not yet a US State. In 1848, Utah was ceded to the USA from Mexico.
The United States benefited from the Mexican Cession by gaining ground back. The land they gained became Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California.
It was decided to divide the remainder of the Mexican War into two territories, the Utah Territory and the New Mexico Territory.
they were persecuted for their beliefs