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GCSE History · key term
An area governed under United States authority that had not yet become a state. Utah became a US territory in 1850.
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Paper 1
Revise: The MormonsAt that time, the area belonged to Mexico. It subsequently passed to the United States, and Utah became a US territory in 1850. Mormon leader Brigham Young became its first territorial governor, combining religious leadership with political authority.
Paper 3
Land governed by the United States that had not yet been admitted as a state.
Revise: Divisions and causesThe Constitution also left unresolved whether slavery could spread into newly acquired territories. As the United States expanded westwards, that question repeatedly returned.
Explain the link between an event and growing division: for example, the Dred Scott decision increased Northern fears that slavery could spread into the territories.
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