TERRITORY TO STATEHOOD ARIZONA HISTORY

RAILROADS AND MINERALS Major reasons the U.S wanted the Arizona Territory: We wanted a coast to coast railroad and Mexico was in the way!! Rich minerals- very profitable mining business 1854 – Copper discovered 1858 – Gold discovered on Gila River

TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO Ended the Mexican American War The war ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty gave a lot of Mexican territory to the United States. Out of this land, the United States would create many states, including, California, Arizona, and Utah. Arizona Gave land North of Gila River to U.S. The treaty ceded all of Mexico's territory in New Mexico and California to the United States in return for a payment of $18.25 million. Each side condemned the other

GADSDEN PURCHASE

JAMES GADSDEN’S PURCHASE Thanks to James Gadsden's friendship with Jefferson Davis, the U.S. Secretary of War, Gadsden was named Minister to Mexico. His instructions, were to buy enough land from Mexico to clear the way for the railroad project. In 1852, a deal was struck with Mexico's Santa Anna. For $10,000,000, the U.S. would get over 45,000 square miles of land land making up what is now southwestern New Mexico and southern Arizona. At about 33 cents per acre both Mexico and the U.S. would agree that the Gadsden Purchase was a bargain for the U.S.

ARIZONA TERRITORY Arizona Territory was formed on February 24, 1863 from New Mexico Territory, remaining a territory for 49 years. Arizona TerritoryNew Mexico Territory John N. Goodwin was the first governor of the Arizona Territory

FORT WHIPPLE Fort Whipple was a U.S. Army post which served as Arizona Territory's capital prior to the founding of Prescott, Arizona. The post was founded in January 1864 in Chino Valley, Arizona, but was moved in May 1864 to Granite Creek near the present day location of Prescott. The post was closed in 1913.Arizona Territory Prescott, ArizonaChino Valley, Arizona

ARIZONA CAPITOLS Prescott Tucson Phoenix

AZ STATEHOOD February 14, th state admitted to the Union It joined the Confederate side during the Civil War Phoenix is the Capitol of Arizona 1940 Arizona becomes known as the “Grand Canyon State”