Roadblocks to Statehood
Women in Utah
Political Cartoons
Utah Constitution
US Constitution
100
The main roadblock to statehood.
polygamy
100
Name one influential woman in Utah history.
Martha Hughes Cannon, Emmiline B Wells, Eliza R Snow, Annie Clark Tanner
100
The five questions you ask when analyzing a political cartoon.
Who is in the cartoon?
What is happening in the cartoon?
Where is the cartoon taking place?
When is the cartoon taking place?
Why did the author write it? (What is he/she trying to say?)
100
The branches in the Utah government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
100
The branches in the US government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
200
The Court case that ruled that the laws against polygamy were Constitutional.
Reynolds vs. The United States
200
The definition of suffrage
The right to vote.
200
Using the methods we discussed in class, please analyze this political cartoon.
200
The article of the Utah Constitution that outlines Utah Citizens rights.
Article 1
200
The place where ALL citizens rights are outlined.
The Bill of Rights
300
The law that made polygamy punishable with up to 5 years in prison and a $500 fine
The Edmunds Act 1882
300
The reason the government gave women in Utah the right to vote.
They believed they would vote to end polygamy.
300
Using the methods we discussed in class, please analyze this political cartoon.
300
The number of articles in the Utah Constitution
24
300
The number of articles in the US Constitution
7
400
The first law in that outlawed polygamy in the USA
The Morrill Anti Bigamy Act of 1862
400
The year women in Utah got the right to vote.
1870
400
The purpose of a political cartoon.
To send a political message without writing words.
400
The Article of the Utah Constitution that gives women the right to vote.
Article 4
500
List five roadblocks to statehood in your own words.
1. Unity in government and religion
2. Mormons thought schooling should be paid for
3. Unwillingness to go to Utah courts
4. The church only supported Mormon businesses
5. Polygamy
500
Three accomplishments of Martha Hughes Cannon.
1. She was the only woman to graduate from her medical school.
2. She was a physician and a midwife
3. She was a polygamist and protected her husband as well as other high leaders of the LDS church.
500
Using the methods we discussed in class, please analyze this political cartoon.
500
The article of the Utah Constitution that outlaws polygamy.
Article 3
500
Name two similarities and two differences between the US Constitution and the Utah Constitution.
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