Utah War delayed?

Hmm.. If I recall correctly, Zachary Taylor was willing to risk a Civil War, so what if he survives? We Mormons didn't tend to like him, but I could see us reversing our views if we get the huge state we wanted.

Taylor had no tolerance for secessionists, and indeed was more likely to take a hardline stance than he was to compromise.

Mormon views of Taylor are meaningless if circumstances work out in a way that they stand to directly benefit from allegiance to him, or, alternatively, suffer from opposition.
 

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Taylor had no tolerance for secessionists, and indeed was more likely to take a hardline stance than he was to compromise.

Mormon views of Taylor are meaningless if circumstances work out in a way that they stand to directly benefit from allegiance to him, or, alternatively, suffer from opposition.

True. So to expand Utah, I have two options: One, have a "Zachary Taylor survives" TL where the Civil War happens early under his watch. Or two, have the secessionists in California be more powerful and have Brigham Young offer his military help in return for keeping some of the original Utah Territory intact.

Are there any other PoDs I could use for this?
 
True. So to expand Utah, I have two options: One, have a "Zachary Taylor survives" TL where the Civil War happens early under his watch. Or two, have the secessionists in California be more powerful and have Brigham Young offer his military help in return for keeping some of the original Utah Territory intact.

Are there any other PoDs I could use for this?

Probably both, California will still be important under Taylor's era, remember that the Union's financial solvency does to a large degree depend on California gold.
 
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