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Arizona was part of the state of Sonora, Mexico from 1822, but the settled population was small. In 1848, under the terms of the Mexican Cession the United States took possession of Arizona above the Gila River after the Mexican War, and became part of the Territory of New Mexico.
Arizona (/ ˌ ær ɪ ˈ z oʊ n ə / ⓘ ARR-iz-OH-nə; Navajo: Hoozdo Hahoodzo [hoː˥z̥to˩ ha˩hoː˩tso˩]; [10] O'odham: Alĭ ṣonak [ˈaɭi̥ ˈʂɔnak]) [11] is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.Its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest and California ...
9 lis 2009 · Arizona, the Grand Canyon state, was originally part of Spanish and Mexican territories. The land was ceded to the United States in 1848 and became a separate territory in 1863. Arizona...
6 dni temu · It is the sixth largest state in the country and was the last of the 48 conterminous states to be admitted to the union (1912). Arizona is bordered to the west by California and Nevada, to the north by Utah, to the east by New Mexico, and to the south by Mexico.
3 dni temu · Arizona was ceded to the United States as part of New Mexico in 1848; it became independent of New Mexico in 1863. Following the Gadsden Purchase in 1853, when Mexico sold Arizona’s southernmost region to the United States, only a few scattered and isolated Mexican American ranches remained, all of them located near the Mexican border.
Arizona achieved statehood in 1912, becoming the 48th state, with Phoenix remaining the capital of the new state. In the 1900s, the state, particularly the Phoenix Metropolitan area, has seen tremendous population growth. Phoenix currently ranks as the 6th most populous city in the nation.
Prehistoric Paleo Inhabitants of Arizona. Cochise Man begins farming primitive corn. The Anasazi come to the Four Corners area. Hohokam settle in southern Arizona. The Sinagua farm near San Francisco Peaks. A volcanic eruption in Flagstaff creates what is now alled Sunset Crater. Great drought in Arizona. Casa Grande is built near the Gila River.
