...White settlement was slow due to the barren land, and it was not until 1847 that Mormons led by B. Young arrived, fleeing persecution in the East. They established irrigation agriculture in the dry basin in the northern part of the state, and in 1849 called the state "State of Deseret" (Deseret is the Mormon word for "industrious bee"). Repeated applications for admission to the Union were granted only after the controversial Mormon practice of polygamy was abolished (1890). ... *Some of the terminology that refers to "State of Deseret" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…不毛な土地が多いため白人の入植は遅く,B.ヤングに率いられたモルモン教徒が東部での迫害を逃れて到来したのは1847年であった。彼らは州北部の乾燥した盆地で灌漑農業をおこし,49年には〈デゼレット州State of Deseret〉(デゼレットはモルモン教徒の言葉で〈勤勉なミツバチ〉の意)と称した。たび重なる連邦加入の申請は,論議の的となったモルモン教徒の一夫多妻制が廃止(1890)されたのちに認められた。… ※「State of Deseret」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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