Native Americans
Explorers/Mountain Men
Pioneers
Early Utah
Misc.
100
What was the largest Native American group in Utah?
The Utes.
100
Why did the mountain men come to Utah?
To trap and trade beaver pelts.
100
Why did the Mormon Pioneers come to Utah?
To practice their religion peacefully.
100
What year did Utah become a territory?
1850
100
When clouds reach a mountain they are too heavy to go over so it rains/snows and the clouds pass over the mountain, but they don't have much moisture for the other side. The dry side of the mountain is called the....
Desert
200
True or False: A hogan is a Navajo home that always has an EVEN number of sides.
True!
200
Who were the first non-native people to come in contact with the tribes of Utah?
Spanish Explorers (Dominguez and Escalante)
200
What day did the Pioneers arrive in Utah?
July 24, 1847
200
What industry started most of the early non-Mormon settlements in Utah?
Mining
200
True or False: Native American tribes passed on their history through story-telling.
True.
300
What tribe called themselves the Dine?
The Navajo
300
What is the most important thing Mountain Men did for Utah?
They mapped out the area and described the geography of Utah to those who later settled the state.
300
What are the 3 characteristics of a Mormon city in Utah?
1. Wide Streets; 2. Centered around a religious/public building; 3. Uses the grid system
300
What was the main source of conflict between pioneers and Native Americans?
Pioneers were settling on Native American land
300
What was the longest and most destructive conflict between pioneers and Native Americans?
Black Hawk War
400
Were the Anasazi still living in Utah when the Pioneers arrived? Why or why not?
No; They are a PREHISTORIC tribe.
400
Which Mountain Man is credited with discovering the Great Salt Lake?
Jim Bridger
400
Who owned Utah when the Pioneers arrived?
Mexico
400
Which of the following is a benefit of becoming a state? A. Can use government property B. Can elect own judges and governors C. The Federal governments oversees most of what happens in the state D. Can use the transcontinental railroad
B. Can elect own judges and governors
400
Which two groups lived along the San Juan river at different times? Anasazi and Ute; Shoshone and Navajo; Navajo and Anasazi; Ute and Paleo.
Navajo and Anasazi
500
True or False: The Fremont lived in the Great Basin Region.
True.
500
What two Utah cities were named after trappers?
Provo and Ogden
500
The Pioneers passed through five states before they came to Utah. List the five states, in the correct order.
New York, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska
500
What were the two major issues that kept Utah from becoming a state for so long?
Polygamy and the power of the LDS church
500
What was the Mountain Meadows Massacre? A. Members of the Mormon militia and Paiute Native Americans surrounded the Baker-Fancher party and attacked, killing everyone but the children under the age of 8. B. Members of the Baker-Fancher party surrounded a Mormon settlements and killed everyone in the settlement but the children.
A. Members of the Mormon militia and Paiute Native Americans surrounded the Baker-Fancher party and attacked, killing everyone but the children under the age of 8.
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