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May 16, 2019 · The state of Arizona was founded on February 14, 1912. Historically, Arizona was part of Nueva California. The United States acquired the southwestern parts of New Mexico and south Arizona in the Mesilla Treaty of 1854. Present-Day Arizona was part of New Mexico Territory until 1863 when the Arizona territory was formed.
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The history of Arizona encompasses the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Post-Archaic, Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. About 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, Paleo-Indians settled in what is now Arizona. A few thousand years ago, the Ancestral Puebloan, the Hohokam, the Mogollon and the Sinagua cultures inhabited the state.
List of U.S. states. The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution.
StateStateDate (admitted Or Ratified)Formed From1December 7, 1787 [8] (ratified)2December 12, 1787 [10] (ratified)Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania3December 18, 1787 [11] (ratified)Crown Colony of New Jersey4January 2, 1788 [8] (ratified)Crown Colony of GeorgiaIts capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of Alta California and Nuevo México in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821.
3 days ago · Arizona, constituent state of the United States. 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.
Mar 9, 2023 · Final Passage. In 1877, Congress finally passed a bill granting Arizona statehood. The bill was signed into law by President Rutherford B. Hayes, and Arizona officially became the 48th state in the Union on February 14, 1912. The new state of Arizona adopted a constitution and elected its first governor, George W.P. Hunt.
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Apr 10, 2024 · On Feb. 14, 1912, Arizona joined the United States as the 48th state. But it wasn't exactly a smooth process . Originally part of Mexico, the land was ceded to the U.S. after the Mexican-American ...
