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Utah During the American Civil War and the Pony Express
Describe Utah's role during the Civil War, including protecting overland telegraph lines and mail routes.
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Conflict, Cooperation, and the Path to Statehood
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Analyze 19th-century conflicts among native peoples, settlers, and the federal government, and trace Utah's fifty-year journey to statehood.
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Learning standards covered
UT Standard 2.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will research multiple perspectives to explain one or more of the political, social, cultural, religious conflicts of this period, including the U.S. Civil War and more localized conflicts such as the Utah War, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the Bear River Massacre, the Black Hawk War, or other Federal-Mormon conflicts. (history)
UT Standard 2.5Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will construct an evidence-based argument to explain how the development of transportation and communication networks across the state changed Utah’s economy and human geography. (economics, geography)