Deseret was a proposed state and society by Brigham Young and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Utah. The idea was to create a government and society that would follow Mormon beliefs and practices. However, this proposal was not accepted by the United States government and Utah later became a U.S. state.

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What Was Deseret

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What was Deseret?

A) It was the location of the first gold discovered in California.
B) It was the location when the eastern and western branches of the Transcontinental Railroad met.
C) It was a new country that Brigham Young and the Mormons tried to create.
D) It was the name of James Fenimore Cooper's first book.
E) It was a food dish from the Great Plains which was made from buffalo meat.

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