Public learning track
The Road to Statehood and Women's Suffrage in Utah
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
8 lessons
Goal
Identify the national political hurdles that delayed Utah's statehood for 50 years, explain how they were resolved, and celebrate the trailblazing leadership of Utah women in the suffrage movement.
8 lessons
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- 1The Fifty-Year Struggle: Why Statehood Was Repeatedly DeniedUp nextStart
- 2Federal Laws and Court Battles: The Edmunds-Tucker ActPremiumNot started yet
- 3The 1890 Manifesto and the Enabling Act of 1894Not started yet
- 4Seraph Young and Utah's Historic 1870 Voting RightsNot started yet
- 5Emmeline B. Wells and the National Women's Suffrage AlliancesNot started yet
- 6Crafting the 1895 Utah State Constitution and Reclaiming SuffrageNot started yet
- 7January 4, 1896: Utah Becomes the 45th State in the UnionNot started yet
- 8Martha Hughes Cannon: America's First Female State SenatorNot started yet
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
8 lessons
Utah's Geography, Regions, and Mapping Tools
Use geographic tools such as latitude, longitude, and topographic maps to identify Utah, its borders, and its three distinct physiographic provinces.
2
8 lessons
Utah's Thematic Maps, Climate, and Human-Environment Interaction
Analyze thematic data sets across precipitation, temperature, vegetation, and population to understand how humans adapt to and modify Utah's physical environment.
3
8 lessons
Environmental Hazards, Safety, and Natural Wonders in Utah
Describe how Utah's physical geography generates positive recreational and economic benefits as well as hazards like inversions, earthquakes, aridity, and wildfires.
4
6 lessons
Prehistoric Peoples and Ancient Cultures of Utah
Use archaeological evidence, rock art, and material artifacts to make inferences about the geography and lifeways of Paleo-Indian, Desert Archaic, Fremont, and Ancestral Puebloan cultures.
5
7 lessons
Historic Native Nations of Utah: Cultures and Adaptations
Compare the traditional lifeways, shelters, social structures, and geographic adaptations of the five sovereign tribal groups of Utah: Ute, Paiute, Navajo (Diné), Shoshone, and Goshute.
6
5 lessons
Native Economies, Scarcity, and the Fur Trade Era
Apply fundamental economic concepts of scarcity, trade, and supply and demand to analyze Native barter systems and economic interactions with European-American trappers.
7
6 lessons
Early Exploration and European Encounters in Utah
Investigate why Spanish explorers, government mapmakers, and fur trappers came to the land that became Utah and evaluate their legacy today.
8
6 lessons
The Mormon Pioneer Migration and Early Settlement
Use primary sources to examine the push and pull factors, travel experiences, and initial settlement challenges of the Latter-day Saint pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
9
7 lessons
Territorial Governance, Colonization, and Economic Development
Describe how Brigham Young directed community planning, agricultural colonization missions, cooperative enterprises, and resource allocation across the Great Basin.
10
6 lessons
Diverse Migrations: Building Utah's Multiethnic Communities
Use primary sources to compare the migration experiences, cultural contributions, and labor of diverse ethnic groups—including Chinese, Italian, Greek, Scandinavian, and British immigrants.
11
7 lessons
Transportation, Communication, and Modifying the Landscape
Explain how technology, railroads, mining, and communication networks reshaped Utah's physical environment and connected its economy to the nation between 1847 and 1896.
12
6 lessons
Territorial Conflicts and Clashing Cultures in 19th-Century Utah
Cite multiple perspectives to examine the causes, events, and tragic consequences of major 19th-century conflicts including the Utah War, Mountain Meadows, Bear River, and the Black Hawk War.
13
8 lessons
The Road to Statehood and Women's Suffrage in Utah
Identify the national political hurdles that delayed Utah's statehood for 50 years, explain how they were resolved, and celebrate the trailblazing leadership of Utah women in the suffrage movement.